Table 5. Fatty acid composition (mean±standard deviation) of plasma membrane of spermatozoa from buffalo bulls supplemented or not with dietary lipids.
| Fatty acid (%) | CONT (n=32) | PALM (n=32) | PODD† (n=24)‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butyric acid (C4:0) | - | - | - |
| Caproic acid (C6:0) | 2.1±1.0 | 1.4±1.2 | 1.3±1.2 |
| Caprylic acid (C8:0) | 0.3±0.8 | - | 0.3±0.6 |
| Pelargonic acid (C9:0) | 8.7±7.9 | 6.1±5.8 | 5.4±5.0 |
| Capric acid (C10:0) | 0.4±0.8 | - | 0.1±0.5 |
| Undecanoic acid (C11:0) | 3.4±2.5ª | 2.2±1.7ab | 2.0±1.9b |
| Lauric acid (C12:0) | - | - | 0.1±0.5 |
| Tridecanoic acid (C13:0) | - | 0.1±0.1 | - |
| Myristic acid (C14:0) | 0.7±1.1ab | 1.2±2.5ª | 0.1±0.4b |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 5.4±1.7b | 10.8±9.0a | 7.2±8.0ab |
| Margaric acid (C17:0) | 0.3±1.2 | 1.7±4.6 | 0.7±1.2 |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | 2.5±1.1 | 3.9±3.1 | 3.9±5.1 |
| Arachidic acid (C20:0) | - | 0.1±0.1 | - |
| Behenic acid (C22:0) | - | 0.1±0.1 | - |
| Tridecanoic acid (C23:0) | 2.3±2.6 | 1.8±2.6 | 3.5±5.1 |
| Lignoceric acid (C24:0) | 1.9±3.5b | 4.0±5.1ª | 4.2±3.6ª |
| Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | 0.1±0.4 | 1.4±7.0 | 0.7±2.0 |
| Oleic acid (C18:1) | 4.3±1.2 | 7.1±7.6 | 7.6±9.6 |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2) | 1.1±1.1 | 2.5±2.1 | 1.9±3.9 |
| Linolenic acid (C18:3) | - | 0.1±0.1 | - |
| Erucic acid (C22:1) | 2.0±2.3 | 2.0±2.2 | 3.2±4.7 |
a,b,c
Means with different superscript letters on the same row are significantly different (P<0.05). †CONT = control group; PALM = crude palm oil group; PODD = palm oil deodorization distillate group; ‡ n=number of ejaculates.