Table 10. Effect of dietary energy and crude protein levels on fatty acid composition of longissimus muscles from growing-finishing pigs

Energy ME 13.40 MJ/kg ME 13.82 MJ/kg SEM p-value
CP (%) High Middle Low High Middle Low ME CP M × C
Fatty acid composition (%)
 SFA 39.08 40.69 39.67 37.75 37.24 37.39 0.427 < 0.01 0.82 0.53
 MUFA 41.37 39.14 42.23 40.86 40.46 41.77 0.366 0.86 0.06 0.47
 PUFA 19.56 20.17 18.10 21.40 22.30 20.84 0.512 0.03 0.35 0.93
CP, crude protein; ME, metabolizable energy; SEM, standard error of the mean; SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.