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Table 4 Composition of fatty acids in milk of different livestock

From: Role of functional fatty acids in modulation of reproductive potential in livestock

Fatty acid, %

Livestock

Prcine [189]

Cow [190]

Goat [191]

C4:0 (butyric) xinsuan

-

2.95

1.37

C8:0 (caprylic)

-

1.18

6.17

C12:0 (dodecanoic)

0.27

3.06

6.20

C16:0 (palmitic)

31.04

30.7

21.58

C18:0 (stearic)

4.38

9.12

8.58

C18:1 (oleic)

30.26

21.2

16.56

C18:2 (linoleic)

18.17

3.59

0.99

C18:3 (α-linolenic)

1.14

0.5

0.66

C20:3 (homogamma linolenic)

0.08

-

0.26

C20:4 (arachidonic)

0.44

-

0.05

C22:5 (eicosapentaenoic)

0.10

-

0.02

C22:6 (docosahexaenoic)

0.19

-

-