Table 6.
Total content of saturated fatty acids in sheep’s milk from the Group 1 (lambing in February–milked from April to August), Group 2 (lambing in June–milked from August to October), Group 3 (lambing in June- milked from August to November and melatonin-treated before 6 weeks parturition).
| Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA) (%) | G1 | G2 | G3 | SEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C 4: 0 | 2.39 A,a | 2.07 b | 1.95± B,c | 0.13 |
| C 6: 0 | 2.38 a | 2.22 | 2.01 b | 0.26 |
| C 8: 0 | 2.68 | 2.77 | 2.42 | 0.27 |
| C 10: 0 | 9.16 A | 11.23 B | 10.22 | 0.51 |
| C 12: 0 | 5.37 A | 7.88 B | 7.65 B | 0.92 |
| C 14: 0 | 12.68 A,a | 15.19 B | 15.84 b | 2.01 |
| C 15: 0 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 0.05 |
| C 16: 0 | 25.62 a | 26.38 | 28.39 b | 0.96 |
| C 17: 0 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.07 |
| C 18: 0 | 8.54 A | 5.52 B | 5.80 B | 2.5 |
| C 20: 0 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
| SFA | 6.41 a | 6.84 b | 6.91 b | 1.38 |
Number of fatty acids in sheep’s milk during the lactation–column header; G1—Group lambing in February (milked from April to August)–column header; G2—Group lambing in June (milked from August to October)–column header; G3—Group-lambing in June (milked from August to November and melatonin-treated before 6 weeks parturition)–column header; a, b, c—means within a row with different lowercase superscripts differ significantly at (p < 0.05); A, B—means within a row with different lowercase superscripts differ significantly at (p < 0.01).