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Table 1 Chemical and fatty acid composition of treatments

From: Effects of corn supplementation on meat quality and fatty acid composition of Dorper lambs fed PKC-Urea treated rice straw

Fatty acids

Corn

T1 (0%)

T2 (5%)

T3 (10%)

C12:0

8.11

4.74

5.57

C14:0

5.88

6.32

3.94

C15:0

3.67

2.43

2.68

C15:1

0.63

0.26

0.73

C16:0

31.97

35.43

39.97

C16:1 n-9

0.33

0.39

0.37

C18:0

14.14

14.74

7.59

C18:1n9

31.44

31.71

36.01

C18:2n6

3.16

3.10

2.55

C18:3n-3

1.27

1.09

1.29

ΣSFA

63.78

63.68

59.77

ΣUFA

36.21

36.31

40.22

ΣMUFA

32.41

32.37

37.12

Σn-3 PUFA

1.27

1.09

1.29

Σ n-6 PUFA

3.16

3.10

2.55

Σ PUFA

4.43

4.20

3.83

n-6: n-3 Ratio

2.71

2.85

2.18

UFA:SFA

0.56

0.57

0.67

Poly:Sat Ratio

0.07

0.06

0.07

  1. MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids, SFA Saturated fatty acids, UFA Unsaturated fatty acids