Table 3 Fatty acid composition of M. longissimus dorsi muscles in LYD and KNP breeds

Myristic

1.64 ± 0.13

1.35 ± 0.34

1.50 ± 0.19

6.40***

Palmitic

25.30 ± 0.76

24.47 ± 0.69

24.88 ± 0.83

3.14**

Palmitoleic

3.10 ± 0.20

3.08 ± 0.28

3.09 ± 0.24

0.23^NS

Stearic

14.46 ± 1.57

13.29 ± 1.21

13.88 ± 1.50

2.27**

Oleic

46.24 ± 2.09

43.87 ± 2.59

45.05 ± 2.60

2.75*

Vaccenic

0.26 ± 0.01

0.14 ± 0.14

0.20 ± 0.64

30.16***

Linoleic

7.23 ± 0.66

11.77 ± 1.11

9.50 ± 2.48

13.63***

g-Linoleic

0.06 ± 0.11

0.05 ± 0.06

0.06 ± 0.09

2.46*

Linolenic

0.40 ± 0.32

0.42 ± 0.04

0.41 ± 0.04

2.24*

Eicosenoic

0.97 ± 0.07

1.13 ± 0.06

1.05 ± 0.11

6.99***

Arachidonic

0.35 ± 0.10

0.41 ± 0.04

0.38 ± 0.08

2.38*

SFA^a

41.40 ± 2.39

39.11 ± 1.88

40.25 ± 2.41

2.91**

USFA^b

58.60 ± 2.39

60.89 ± 1.88

59.75 ± 2.41

2.91**

MUFA^c

50.57 ± 2.28

48.22 ± 2.75

49.40 ± 2.76

2.54*

PUFA^d

8.04 ± 0.72

12.66 ± 1.13

10.35 ± 2.53

13.39***

MUFA/SFA

1.23 ± 0.12

1.24 ± 0.13

1.23 ± 0.12

0.24^NS

PUFA/SFA

0.20 ± 0.02

0.32 ± 0.02

0.26 ± 0.07

14.99***