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Table 2 Comparisons of fatty acid composition (mg/g of subcutaneous fat) and carcass parameters among commercial types

From: Distinct correlations between lipogenic gene expression and fatty acid composition of subcutaneous fat among cattle breeds

 

Commercial type

 

Salers

Pirenaica

Pirenaica

Holstein-Friesian

 

bulls (n = 13)

bulls (n = 37)

heifers (n = 29)

cows (n = 21)

p-value

Conformation

8.45 ± 0.37b

10.9 ± 0.3a

11.0 ± 0.3a

2.02 ± 0.64c

< 0.001

Fatness

5.79 ± 0.46b

4.52 ± 0.33c

7.47 ± 0.33a

1.96 ± 0.81d

< 0.001

 14:0 s1

31.6 ± 2.4ab

30.5 ± 1.7b

35.6 ± 1.8a

16.0 ± 4.2c

< 0.001

 15:0 s2

4.71 ± 0.33

4.07 ± 0.23

3.99 ± 0.24

3.13 ± 0.57

0.111

 16:0 s3

230 ± 11ab

217 ± 8b

246 ± 8a

170 ± 20bc

0.002

 17:0 s4

9.01 ± 0.71

7.48 ± 0.50

8.08 ± 0.51

5.54 ± 1.22

0.057

 18:0 s5

131 ± 11

119 ± 8

98.0 ± 8.4

129 ± 20

0.059

 19:0 s6

0.565 ± 0.074a

0.595 ± 0.052a

0.38 ± 0.05b

0.708 ± 0.129a

0.005

 20:0 s7

0.907 ± 0.119ab

0.816 ± 0.084b

0.468 ± 0.085c

1.34 ± 0.21a

< 0.001

 9c-14:1 p1

8.05 ± 1.27b

7.80 ± 0.90b

12.4 ± 0.9a

1.46 ± 2.21c

< 0.001

 9c-15:1 p2

0.208 ± 0.028

0.183 ± 0.020

0.206 ± 0.020

0.15 ± 0.05

0.572

 9c-16:1 p3

36.7 ± 3.7b

33.5 ± 2.6b

45.3 ± 2.7a

9.74 ± 6.51c

< 0.001

 9c-17:1 p4

6.73 ± 0.44a

5.24 ± 0.31b

6.96 ± 0.32a

2.15 ± 0.77c

< 0.001

 9c-18:1 p5

308 ± 14a

261 ± 10b

333 ± 10a

196 ± 24c

< 0.001

 9c-19:1 p6

0.987 ± 0.055a

0.789 ± 0.039b

0.801 ± 0.040b

0.795 ± 0.096ab

0.004

 9c-20:1 p7

0.726 ± 0.075

0.614 ± 0.053

0.728 ± 0.054

0.777 ± 0.130

0.231

 6-8 t-18:1 s8

3.14 ± 0.38bc

3.66 ± 0.27ab

4.12 ± 0.28a

1.83 ± 0.67c

0.010

 11 t-18:1 s9

10.3 ± 2.0

12.1 ± 1.4

8.20 ± 1.47

6.15 ± 3.55

0.162

 12 t-18:1 s10

2.26 ± 0.28

2.56 ± 0.20

2.71 ± 0.21

1.59 ± 0.50

0.174

 13 t/14 t-18:1 s11

4.37 ± 0.51b

5.23 ± 0.36ab

5.80 ± 0.37a

3.67 ± 0.89ab

0.029

 15c-18:1 s12

1.08 ± 0.16c

1.38 ± 0.11b

2.07 ± 0.11a

0.596 ± 0.271c

< 0.001

 7 t,9c-18:2 p8

0.813 ± 0.116bc

0.845 ± 0.082b

1.25 ± 0.08a

0.295 ± 0.201c

< 0.001

 9c,11 t-18:2 p9

3.11 ± 0.53

3.26 ± 0.376

3.53 ± 0.38

1.80 ± 0.92

0.453

 9c,12 t-18:2 p10

0.520 ± 0.067b

0.608 ± 0.048b

0.854 ± 0.048a

0.312 ± 0.118b

< 0.001

 9c,13 t-18:2 p11

0.963 ± 0.131b

1.07 ± 0.09b

1.61 ± 0.09a

0.567 ± 0.229b

< 0.001

 9c,15c-18:2 p12

0.461 ± 0.044b

0.341 ± 0.031c

0.587 ± 0.032a

0.266 ± 0.077bc

< 0.001

 10 t,12c-18:2 i

0.221 ± 0.041b

0.195 ± 0.029b

0.324 ± 0.030a

0.099 ± 0.072b

0.001

 SFA

410 ± 21

382 ± 15

395 ± 15

328 ± 37

0.285

 MUFA

427 ± 18b

379 ± 13c

489 ± 13a

245 ± 32d

< 0.001

  cis-MUFA

385 ± 18b

331 ± 13c

430 ± 13a

221 ± 32d

< 0.001

  trans-MUFA

42.2 ± 5.2bc

48.3 ± 3.6b

58.9 ± 3.7a

23.5 ± 9.0c

0.001

 CLA

4.92 ± 0.56bc

5.22 ± 0.40b

6.42 ± 0.40a

2.68 ± 0.98c

0.002

 PUFA

29.9 ± 2.1a

24.3 ± 1.5bc

24.4 ± 1.5b

14.9 ± 3.7c

0.009

  n-6

27.7 ± 2.0a

22.2 ± 1.4b

22.1 ± 1.4b

12.8 ± 3.4c

0.005

  n-3

2.09 ± 0.19

2.05 ± 0.14

2.15 ± 0.14

2.04 ± 0.33

0.942

  1. Least square means ± standard deviations
  2. t trans, c cis, SFA saturated fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, CLA conjugated linoleic acid, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids
  3. s substrate; p product; 1-12Same superscript numbers indicate the substrate-product pairs
  4. i inhibitor of SCD enzyme [25]
  5. a,b,c,d Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05
  6. SFA = 10:0 + 12:0 + 13:0 + 14:0 + 15:0 + 16:0 + 17:0 + 18:0 + 19:0 + 20:0 + 21:0 + 22:0 + 23:0 + 24:0
  7. MUFA = 9c-14:1 + 9c-15:1 + 7c-16:1 + 9c-16:1 + 10c-16:1 + 11c-16:1 + 12c-16:1 + 13c-16:1 + 5c-17:1 + 7c-17:1 + 9c-17:1 + 9c-18:1 + 11c-18:1 + 12c-18:1 + 13c-18:1 + 14c-18:1 + 15c-18:1 + 16c-18:1 + 9c-19:1 + 11c-19:1 + 13c-19:1 + 9c-20:1 + 11c-20:1 + 6 t/7 t-16:1 + 8 t-16:1 + 9 t-16:1 + 10 t-16:1 + 11 t/12 t-16:1 + 4 t-18:1 + 5 t-18:1 + 6-8 t-18:1 + 9 t-18:1 + 10 t-18:1 + 11 t-18:1 + 12 t-18:1 + 13 t/14 t-18:1 + 15 t-18:1 + 16 t-18:1
  8. CLA = 9c,11 t-18:2 + 7 t,9c-18:2 + 8c,10 t-18:2 + 9 t,11c-18:2 + 11c,13 t-18:2 + 10 t,12c-18:2 + 11 t,13c-18:2 + other t,t-18:2
  9. PUFA = 18:2n-6 + 18:3n-6 + 20:2n-6 + 20:3n-6 + 20:4n-6 + 22:4n-6 + 18:3n-3 + 18:4n-3 + 20:5n-3 + 22:5n-3 + 22:6n-3 + 20:3n-9