Table-2.
Fatty acid composition of forage materials for in vitro fermentation.
| Fatty acids | Forage materials | SEM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. purpureum | L. leucocephala | G. sepium | C. calothyrsus | I. zollingeriana | ||
| C14:0A | 1.69 | 2.35 | 1.12 | 0.25 | 1.37 | 0.01 |
| C16:0A | 22.78 | 19.53 | 21.12 | 6.37 | 17.16 | 0.12 |
| C18:0A | 4.64 | 8.00 | 8.76 | 2.70 | 4.12 | 0.06 |
| C18:1n-9A | 5.06 | 8.47 | 4.94 | 4.66 | 4.35 | 0.04 |
| C18:2n-6A | 12.66 | 13.65 | 11.69 | 20.83 | 15.33 | 0.09 |
| C18:3n-3A | 20.25 | 36.24 | 43.15 | 53.68 | 47.83 | 0.31 |
| C20:0A | 6.75 | 2.35 | 2.47 | 1.96 | 1.83 | 0.01 |
| SFAA | 60.76 | 41.41 | 39.33 | 19.12 | 32.27 | 0.18 |
| MUFAA | 5.06 | 8.71 | 5.17 | 6.37 | 4.35 | 0.04 |
| PUFAA | 34.18 | 49.88 | 55.73 | 74.51 | 63.16 | 0.39 |
| Total FAB | 2.37 | 4.25 | 4.45 | 4.08 | 4.37 | 0.39 |
A
% total FA.
B
% ether extract. SEM=Standard error of the mean, P. purpureum=Pennisetum purpureum,
L. leucocephala=Leucaena leucocephala, G. sepium=Gliricidia sepium, C. calothyrsus=Calliandra calothyrsus, I. zollingeriana=Indigofera zollingeriana