Table 1.
Concentrations of fatty acids (FA) in samples collected on day 19 of gestation from B. indicus beef cows receiving or not (CON; n = 9) Ca soaps of soybean oil (CSSO; n = 9) after artificial insemination. Values reported are least square means ± standard error. Adapted from Cooke et al. [18].
| Item | CON | CSSO | p = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma (mg of FA/g of plasma) | |||
| Linoleic acid | 0.275 ± 0.022 | 0.540 ± 0.021 | <0.01 |
| Arachidonic | 0.023 ± 0.005 | 0.025 ± 0.004 | 0.74 |
| Total omega-6 FA | 0.296 ± 0.023 | 0.565 ± 0.022 | <0.01 |
| Endometrium (mg of FA/g of tissue) | |||
| Linoleic acid | 0.144 ± 0.043 | 0.358 ± 0.044 | <0.01 |
| Arachidonic | 0.241 ± 0.061 | 0.266 ± 0.061 | 0.77 |
| Total omega-6 FA | 0.549 ± 0.136 | 0.938 ± 0.136 | 0.05 |
| Corpus luteum (mg of FA/g of tissue) | |||
| Linoleic acid | 3.935 ± 0.543 | 7.035 ± 0.543 | <0.01 |
| Arachidonic | 4.731 ± 0.349 | 4.942 ± 0.350 | 0.67 |
| Total omega-6 FA | 12.72 ± 1.19 | 17.78 ± 1.19 | <0.01 |
| Conceptus (mg of FA/g of tissue) | |||
| Linoleic acid | 0.022 ± 0.059 | 0.174 ± 0.062 | 0.08 |
| Arachidonic | 0.086 ± 0.043 | 0.312 ± 0.043 | <0.01 |
| Total omega-6 FA | 0.384 ± 0.753 | 2.045 ± 0.755 | 0.13 |