Table 5 Effect of diet and sampling time on sums and ratios (mean ± standard error) of fatty acids in serum of goats

∑SFA

0

39.93 ± 1.4

40.18 ± 2.0

42.62 ± 1.4

0.66

0.23

30

42.27 ± 1.2

43.08 ± 3.6

41.15 ± 2.7

0.88

60

43.69 ± 2.3

41.06 ± 2.4

40.43 ± 1.4

0.70

90

40.16 ± 2.3

38.73 ± 4.3

40.01 ± 1.8

0.16

P value

0.75

0.23

0.64

∑MUFA

0

29.15 ± 2.4

25.74 ± 1.1

27.02 ± 2.0

0.19

0.08

30

23.99 ± 0.7

25.68 ± 1.6

24.87 ± 1.7

0.23

60

19.70 ± 2.1

22.41 ± 1.3

27.11 ± 2.2

0.70

90

23.64 ± 4.3

21.75 ± 2.3

20.82 ± 1.8

0.45

P value

0.07

0.21

0.06

∑PUFA

0

31.20 ± 1.4^d

30.23 ± 2.0^d

30.46 ± 2.3^d

0.56

0.19

30

33.81 ± 1.2^d

30.23 ± 3.6^d

32.78 ± 4.1^d

0.55

60

36.64 ± 2.6^e

36.10 ± 3.4^e

35.6 ± 2.2^e

0.11

90

36.26 ± 3.2^ae

39.46 ± 2.5^be

38.48 ± 3.1^be

0.03

P value

0.04

0.02

0.03

∑n-3

0

11.09 ± 2.4

12.38 ± 1.6^d

10.63 ± 2.0^d

0.82

0.04

30

10.64 ± 1.1

10.55 ± 1.1^d

8.87 ± 0.9^d

0.24

60

11.30 ± 2.4^a

14.56 ± 3.0^be

16.26 ± 2.1^be

0.03

90

12.80 ± 3.0^a

18.89 ± 4.1^ae

20.36 ± 2.2^ae

0.01

P value

0.51

0.02

0.01

∑n-6

0

20.11 ± 0.9^d

21.60 ± 1.2

19.83 ± 2.2^e

0.10

0.56

30

23.17 ± 1.4^d

21.61 ± 2.6

23.89 ± 2.1^e

0.38

60

25.34 ± 2.0^e

21.54 ± 1.2

19.36 ± 1.5^e

0.91

90

23.46 ± 1.7^d

20.57 ± 2.0

18.12 ± 1.3^d

0.56

P value

0.04

0.55

0.03

n-6:n-3

0

1.81 ± 0.3

1.94 ± 0.2^d

1.86 ± 0.2^d

0.22

0.03

30

2.17 ± 0.3

1.86 ± 0.4^d

2.70 ± 0.4^d

0.27

60

2.20 ± 0.1^a

1.74 ± 0.3^bd

1.00 ± 0.3^ce

0.04

90

1.83 ± 0.2^a

1.49 ± 0.3^be

0.89 ± 0.1^ce

0.01

P value

0.18

0.02

0.01