Table 2 Gender differences presented as median (inter-quartile range) of fatty acid profiles (mg/100g tissue), intramuscular fat (%), and fat-melting point (°C) in the M. longissimus dorsi muscle of Bowen Genetics Forest Pastoral Angus, Hereford and Wagyu beef cattle studs

Intramuscular fat (%)

11.9 (6.0 – 12.8)

5.3 (3.2 – 5.9)

 < 0.01

Fat melting point (^oC)

33 (29 – 47)

37 (35 – 54)

 < 0.01

Oleic acid (18:1n-9)

930 (452 – 1,317)

224 (142 – 358)

 < 0.01

LA¹-18:2n-6

21 (13 – 27)

14 (12 – 25)

0.17

ALA²-18:3n-3

11.6 (8.7 – 14.7)

9.3 (8.3 – 11.6)

0.03

EPA³-20:5n-3

1.54 (1.22 – 2.24)

1.29 (1.03 – 1.64)

0.10

DHA⁴-22:6n-3

16.1 (12.2 – 22.7)

12.8 (11.5 – 14.9)

0.01

DPA⁵-22:5n-3

13.1 (9.9 – 16.8)

10.6 (9.5 – 12.8)

0.03

EPA + DHA

29 (22 – 40)

24 (21 – 27)

0.01

EPA + DHA + DPA

52 (38 – 69)

38 (35 – 53)

0.02

ALA + EPA + DHA + DPA

853 (480 – 1,180)

269 (188 – 396)

 < 0.01

tSFA⁶

1,013 (522 – 1,447)

276 (178 – 422)

 < 0.01

tMUFA⁷

199 (156 – 218)

153 (123 – 174)

 < 0.01

tPUFA⁸

135 (116 – 150)

109 (89 – 127)

 < 0.01

n-6 PUFA⁹

57 (43 – 77)

42 (38 – 57)

0.01

n-3 PUFA¹⁰

2.13 (1.92 – 2.67)

2.20 (1.91 – 2.88)

0.48

n-6/n-3¹¹

0.48 (0.38 – 0.52)

0.46 (0.35 – 0.52)

0.47