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Table 5 The fatty acid composition in the ruminal fluid of the dairy cows

From: Lipopolysaccharide derived from the rumen down-regulates stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 expression and alters fatty acid composition in the liver of dairy cows fed a high-concentrate diet

μg/mL

Treatment

  

LC

HC

SEM 1

p-Value 2

C12:0

2.67

2.05

0.27

0.28

C13:0

3.31

2.92

0.30

0.56

C14:0

254.80

74.26

55.68

0.11

C15:0

6.25

3.47

1.05

0.21

C16:0

147.09

96.84b

10.48

<0.01

cis9C16:1

3.17

2.32

0.11

0.27

C18:0

473.48

281.65ab

38.02

<0.001

trans11C18:1n

4.53

11.40c

1.93

0.07

C18:1n-9

11.36

8.93

0.65

0.05

C18:2n-6

10.15

7.18c

0.89

0.09

C20:0

6.28

4.40b

0.40

<0.01

6C18:3n

0.55

0.75

0.09

0.27

C20:1

0.52

0.35b

0.04

<0.01

C18:3n-3

2.65

2.04

0.27

0.30

cis9, trans11C18:2n

6.61

5.27

0.45

0.15

C21:0

0.76

0.53b

0.05

<0.01

C22:0

3.53

3.10

0.17

0.23

C23:0

1.21

1.12

0.06

0.51

C24:0

4.26

3.83

0.19

0.29

C24:1

0.69

0.60

0.04

0.29

C22:6n-3

2.21

1.83

0.13

0.17

  1. 1SEM = Standard error of the mean between the two treatments.
  2. 2The data were compared using Student’s t-test.
  3. aindicates p < 0.05; bindicates p < 0.01; abindicates p < 0.001; cindicates 0.05 < p < 0.1.
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BMC Veterinary Research

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