Table 3 Effects of diet and sampling time on saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids (mean ± standard error) in serum of goats

C14:0

0

3.68 ± 0.4

3.83 ± 0.2

3.71 ± 0.3

0.82

0.20

30

4.32 ± 0.9

3.08 ± 0.5

3.45 ± 0.6

0.50

60

3.40 ± 0.6

3.07 ± 0.6

3.09 ± 0.6

0.52

90

2.94 ± 0.3

2.05 ± 0.3

2.56 ± 0.3

0.58

P value

0.39

0.12

0.60

C15:0

0

3.03 ± 0.2

3.16 ± 1.1^d

3.31 ± 0.2^d

0.18

0.01

30

1.91 ± 0.3^a

0.89 ± 0.1^be

0.79 ± 0.1^be

0.01

60

2.98 ± 0.2^a

1.04 ± 0.4^be

1.75 ± 0.3^be

0.04

90

1.99 ± 0.1^a

1.61 ± 0.3^ae

2.03 ± .92^ae

0.35

P value

0.30

0.01

0.02

C16:0

0

18.46 ± 0.7

18.28 ± 1.1

18.94 ± 1.0

0.51

0.67

30

17.66 ± 0.5

19.36 ± 2.7

17.33 ± 1.1

0.77

60

18.40 ± 2.0

18.64 ± 1.2

18.53 ± 1.4

0.62

90

17.23 ± 0.6

18.66 ± 2.9

18.89 ± 1.7

0.19

P value

0.90

0.23

0.56

C16:1n-7

0

3.23 ± 0.2

3.64 ± 0.2

3.95 ± 0.1

0.53

0.91

30

2.82 ± 0.3

2.66 ± 0.5

3.38 ± 0.6

0.67

60

2.12 ± 2.0

2.58 ± 0.3

3.26 ± 1.3

0.08

90

2.83 ± 0.3

2.87 ± 1.5

2.82 ± 0.2

0.27

P value

0.43

0.11

0.22

C18:0

0

14.76 ± 1.1

14.91 ± 1.1

16.66 ± 1.2

0.47

0.22

30

18.38 ± 1.1

19.00 ± 2.0

19.58 ± 1.2

0.79

60

18.91 ± 1.1

18.31 ± 2.9

17.06 ± 0.9

0.49

90

18.00 ± 1.8

16.41 ± 2.3

16.53 ± 1.3

0.72

P value

0.36

0.47

0.23

C18:1n-9

0

25.92 ± 1.3

22.10 ± 1.2

23.07 ± 2.1

0.30

0.23

30

21.17 ± 0.7

23.02 ± 1.4

21.49 ± 1.3

0.10

60

17.58 ± 0.8^a

19.83 ± 0.8^b

23.85 ± 1.2^c

0.01

90

20.81 ± 2.6

18.88 ± 1.6

18.00 ± 1.8

0.45

P value

0.67

0.14

0.33