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Table 9 Interactions between sexes and feed restriction on fatty acids profile in the meat of the longissimus thoracis muscle of Morada Nova lambs

From: Effects of quantitative feed restriction and sex on carcass traits, meat quality and meat lipid profile of Morada Nova lambs

Fatty acids, mg/100 g of meat

Entire male

Castrated male

Female

AL

30%

60%

AL

30%

60%

AL

30%

60%

C18:1 t9

38.6AB

41.8AB

28.6B

45.5AB

34.6AB

28.1B

39.2AB

39.9AB

54.5A

C22:0

8.2

8.6

7.4

9.1

8.0

10.2

7.3

8.9

10.8

  1. AL ad libitum intake, 30% 30% feeding restriction, 60% 60% feeding restriction
  2. AB; Means followed by different capital letters in same line differ by Tukey-Kramer test (P < 0.05)