| Level of BCPOd (%) |  | P value | ||||
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Parameter | 0 | 4 | 8 | SEM | Overall | Linear | Quadratic |
C14:0, myristic | 2.98 | 2.17 | 2.11 | 0.03 | 0.213 | 0.421 | 0.212 |
C16:0, palmitic | 24.53a | 21.63b | 17.34c | 2.14 | 0.011 | 0.031 | 0.330 |
C16:1n-7, palmitoleic | 3.29a | 2.16b | 1.09c | 0.01 | 0.046 | 0.002 | 0.175 |
C18:0, stearic | 17.93 | 17.35 | 15.39 | 1.54 | 0.541 | 0.472 | 0.112 |
C18:1n-9, oleic | 28.13c | 31.93b | 36.44a | 3.00 | 0.021 | 0.041 | 0.331 |
C18:1 trans-11 Vaccenic | 2.02a | 3.02b | 4.78c | 0.20 | 0.012 | 0.031 | 0.221 |
CLA cis-9 trans-11 | 0.66c | 1.08b | 1.14c | 0.02 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.221 |
CLA trans-10 cis-12 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.22 | 0.556 | 0.213 | 0.451 |
C18:2n-6, linoleic | 10.61 | 10.26 | 10.60 | 1.20 | 0.150 | 0.187 | 0.156 |
C18:3n-3, linolenic | 0.72a | 1.00b | 1.45c | 0.02 | 0.013 | 0.048 | 0.189 |
C20:4n-6, arachidonic | 5.55 | 5.34 | 5.24 | 0.56 | 0.212 | 0.568 | 0.118 |
C20:5n-3, eicosapentaenoic | 0.86a | 1.28b | 1.54c | 0.02 | 0.045 | 0.042 | 0.091 |
C22:5n-3, docosapentaenoic | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.74 | 0.10 | 0.541 | 0.219 | 0.871 |
C22:6n-3, docosahexaenoic | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.01 | 0.342 | 0.221 | 0.448 |
Total FA (mg/g of muscle) | 2.11 | 2.34 | 2.18 | 0.03 | 0.112 | 0.574 | 0.378 |
FA ratios and sums | |||||||
∑SFA | 45.44a | 41.15b | 34.84c | 4.21 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.019 |
∑MUFA | 33.26c | 37.11b | 42.31a | 3.21 | 0.005 | 0.001 | 0.003 |
∑PUFA | 21.13 | 21.76 | 22.55 | 3.11 | 0.213 | 0.445 | 0.318 |
∑n-3 | 3.63c | 4.32b | 4.78a | 0.76 | 0.014 | 0.047 | 0.231 |
∑n-6 | 16.16 | 15.60 | 15.84 | 1.21 | 0.223 | 0.345 | 0.186 |
n-6:n-3 | 4.45a | 3.61b | 3.31c | 0.50 | 0.034 | 0.041 | 0.176 |
UFA:SFA | 1.20a | 1.43b | 1.86c | 0.07 | 0.013 | 0.045 | 0.124 |
PUFA:SFA | 0.46c | 0.52b | 0.65a | 0.01 | 0.025 | 0.019 | 0.332 |
Desaturase and elongase indices | |||||||
ID16 | 11.83a | 9.08b | 5.91c | 1.20 | 0.032 | 0.001 | 0.664 |
ID18 | 61.07c | 64.29b | 70.30a | 5.11 | 0.041 | 0.045 | 0.716 |
Elongation Index (EI) | 68.46a | 67.44a | 73.76b | 6.72 | 0.045 | 0.043 | 0.212 |