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. 2021 Apr 21;14(4):956–963. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.956-963

Table 4.

Fatty acid composition of milk in the autumn-winter period.

Fatty acid name X̄ mX̄ Cv X̄ mX̄ Cv Comparison of breeds
Holstein Simmental d td p
Autumn
 C4:0 3.27 0.07 14.28 3.32 0.09 16.52 0.05 0.44 >0.05
 C6:0 1.58 0.01 4.27 2.47 0.06 15.74 0.89 14.63 <0.001
 C8:0 1.23 0.02 12.18 1.43 0.04 19.08 0.20 4.47 <0.001
 C10:0 2.08 0.01 2.62 3.03 0.09 18.50 0.95 10.49 <0.001
 C10:1 0.26 0.01 16.06 0.31 0.01 19.61 0.05 3.54 <0.001
 C12:0 2.71 0.06 15.12 3.75 0.07 12.05 1.04 11.28 <0.001
 C14:0 10.03 0.16 9.82 11.45 0.19 10.49 1.42 5.72 <0.001
 C14:1* 1.29 0.03 13.30 1.37 0.02 9.42 0.08 2.22 >0.05
 C16:0 28.27 0.21 4.75 30.79 0.28 5.66 2.52 7.20 <0.001
 C16:1* 2.09 0.05 13.89 2.38 0.01 1.40 0.29 5.69 <0.001
 C18:0 9.02 0.10 7.31 9.01 0.12 8.43 0.01 0.06 >0.05
 C18:1* 29.25 0.23 5.04 22.69 0.25 7.07 6.56 19.31 <0.001
 C18:2* 3.60 0.13 23.62 2.46 0.05 12.91 1.14 8.18 <0.001
 C18:3* 1.01 0.05 33.37 0.67 0.04 36.17 0.34 5.31 <0.001
 C20:0 0.13 0.004 20.58 0.12 0.003 16.92 0.01 2.00 >0.05
 C22:0 0.07 0.002 20.11 0.07 0.003 27.84 0.00 0.00 >0.05
 Other 4.09 0.05 7.96 4.67 0.08 10.98 -0.58 6.15 <0.001
Winter
 C4:0 2.83 0.06 14.37 3.20 0.08 15.79 0.37 3.70 <0.001
 C6:0 1.78 0.04 12.63 1.59 0.02 7.61 0.19 4.25 <0.001
 C8:0 1.27 0.03 17.28 1.32 0.03 16.73 0.05 1.18 >0.05
 C10:0 2.93 0.08 17.79 2.01 0.02 5.06 0.92 11.16 <0.001
 C10:1 0.30 0.01 20.73 0.21 0.00 5.91 0.09 8.83 <0.001
 C12:0 3.31 0.09 17.72 2.50 0.06 15.73 0.81 7.49 <0.001
 C14:0 11.03 0.18 10.21 9.42 0.13 8.62 1.61 7.25 <0.001
 C14:1* 1.12 0.03 19.21 1.40 0.01 6.57 0.28 8.85 <0.001
 C16:0 27.76 0.35 8.03 28.03 0.26 5.91 0.27 0.62 >0.05
 C16:1* 2.08 0.04 11.90 1.55 0.01 3.78 0.53 12.85 <0.001
 C18:0 9.94 0.16 9.95 10.82 0.18 10.71 0.88 3.65 <0.001
 C18:1* 26.17 0.32 7.73 28.91 0.26 5.68 2.74 6.65 <0.001
 C18:2* 2.91 0.10 21.64 3.35 0.11 20.39 0.44 2.96 <0.01
 C18:3* 0.80 0.04 34.38 1.17 0.04 22.17 0.37 6.54 <0.001
 C20:0 0.22 0.007 21.08 0.23 0.01 20.94 0.01 0.82 >0.05
 C22:0 0.09 0.003 19.46 0.10 0.003 22.34 0.01 2.36 >0.05
 Other 5.47 0.09 10.76 4.19 0.05 7.75 1.28 12.43 <0.001
*

The calculation is based on the sum of the isomers. by v=40+40–2=78 tst=1.98 (p=0.05)–2.63 (p=0.01)–3.39 (p=0.001)