Table 5.
Total fatty acid (FA) content (mg/g DM) and composition (g/kg total FA) of the abomasal content of sheep fed diets containing babassu or buriti oil.
| Item | Diets 1 | SEM | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | BAO | BUO | |||
| Total FA content | 42.9 b | 49.0 b | 59.6 a | 2.54 | 0.023 |
| FA composition | |||||
| 10:0 | - | 1.51 a | 0.04 b | 0.176 | 0.003 |
| 12:0 | 6.10 b | 52.4 a | 3.24 b | 5.742 | 0.023 |
| 13:0 | 0.82 a | 0.56 b | 0.54 b | 0.050 | <0.001 |
| i-14:0 | 2.60 a | 1.53 b | 1.71 b | 0.131 | <0.001 |
| 14:0 | 5.75 c | 86.4 a | 11.9 b | 8.516 | <0.001 |
| i-15:0 | 8.00 a | 3.27 b | 4.43 b | 0.508 | 0.023 |
| a-15:0 | 14.9 a | 7.7 b | 7.2 b | 0.857 | 0.041 |
| 15:0 | 8.00 a | 3.20 b | 4.44 b | 0.655 | 0.036 |
| i-16:0 | 2.68 a | 1.23 b | 2.13 ab | 0.230 | 0.003 |
| 16:0 | 174 ab | 202 a | 171 b | 3.811 | 0.041 |
| i-17:0 | 3.77 a | 2.35 b | 1.85 b | 0.233 | 0.042 |
| a-17:0 + c9-16:1 | 4.50 a | 3.20 b | 2.61 b | 0.266 | 0.028 |
| 17:0 | 5.88 a | 4.54 ab | 3.82 b | 0.377 | 0.037 |
| i-18:0 | 0.68 a | 0.17 b | 0.74 a | 0.105 | 0.008 |
| 18:0 | 626 ± 17.429 b | 420 ± 51.863 c | 685 ± 17.405 a | 0.001 | |
| t6-/t7-/t8-18:1 | 2.60 | 4.02 | 1.98 | 0.244 | 0.071 |
| t9-18:1 | 1.64 | 1.91 | 1.10 | 0.175 | 0.675 |
| t10-18:1 | 3.73 ± 0.432 b | 71.0± 31.036 a | 2.40 ± 0.435 c | 0.002 | |
| t11-18:1 | 18.1 a | 6.01 b | 6.20 b | 2.408 | 0.027 |
| t12-18:1 | 2.81 a | 1.81 b | 1.82 b | 0.189 | 0.003 |
| c9-18:1 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 45.7 | 4.431 | 0.265 |
| t15-18:1 | 2.40 a | 1.82 b | 1.55 b | 0.167 | 0.017 |
| c11-18:1 | 3.04 b | 5.44 a | 2.67 b | 5.104 | <0.001 |
| c12-18:1 | 0.11 b | 0.70 a | 0.51 a | 0.085 | 0.023 |
| c13-18:1 | 0.28 a | 0.2 ab | 0.1 b | 0.029 | 0.051 |
| t16-/c14-18:1 | 3.34 a | 1.47 c | 2.22 b | 0.183 | <0.001 |
| c15-18:1 | 0.35 b | 1.18 a | 0.22 b | 0.137 | <0.001 |
| t11 c15-/t10 c15-18:2 | 0.13 ± 0.016 | 0.13 ± 0.662 | 0.19 ± 0.660 | 0.235 | |
| 18:2n- 6 | 2.31 ± 2.420 ab | 3.60 ± 6.836 a | 1.66 ± 2.414 b | 0.028 | |
| 20:0 | 7.94 a | 5.04 c | 6.64 b | 0.296 | 0.025 |
| 20:1 | 0.33 b | 0.72 a | 0.37 b | 0.062 | 0.024 |
| 18:3n-3 | 5.48 a | 6.44 a | 3.06 b | 0.418 | 0.047 |
| 22:0 | 4.04 a | 2.65 b | 2.17 c | 0.187 | <0.001 |
| 23:0 | 1.57 a | 1.00 b | 0.84 c | 0.074 | <0.001 |
| 24:0 | 5.77 a | 3.88 b | 3.00 c | 0.262 | 0.026 |
| 26:0 | 2.67 a | 1.71 b | 1.42 c | 0.129 | 0.030 |
| oxo-18:0 | 2.03 ± 0.594 c | 11.3 ± 4.956 a | 5.56 ± 0.590 b | 0.002 | |
| FA Sums | |||||
| SFA 2 | 854 ab | 785 b | 886 a | 16.25 | 0.001 |
| BCFA 3 | 37.2 a | 19.5 b | 20.8 b | 1.893 | 0.028 |
| cis–MUFA 4 | 41.6 | 44.4 | 49.3 | 4.471 | 0.170 |
| trans–MUFA | 34.8 ± 3.562 b | 93.1 ± 36.546 a | 16.6 ± 3.560 b | 0.003 | |
| PUFA 5 | 29.0 b | 43.9 a | 20.0 b | 3.537 | 0.041 |
| BI 6 | 38.7 ± 3.878 b | 108 ± 41.36 a | 23.2 ± 3.877 c | 0.013 | |
| FA Ratios | |||||
| t10/t11 | 0.21 ± 0.165 c | 5.24 ± 1.234 a | 0.71 ± 0.165 b | 0.002 | |
Means within a row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05); 1 CON = diet without added oil; BAO = 40 g/kg DM of babassu oil; BUO = 40 g/kg DM of buriti oil; SEM = Standard error of the mean; 2 SFA = saturated fatty acids; 3 BCFA = Branched chain fatty acids; 4 MUFA = Monounsaturated fatty acids; 5 PUFA = Polyunsaturated fatty acids; 6 BI = Biohydrogenation intermediates (Sum of t6-/t7-/t8-, t9-, t10-, t11-, t12-, t15-, c12-, c13-, t16-/c14-, c15-18:1 isomers, t11,c15-/t10,c15-18:2 and oxo-18:0).