Table 6. Effects of lasalocid supplement on meat fatty acids composition (%) of Ardhi goats (N = 32)
Fatty acids (%) | Formula | Treatments1) | SEM | p-value |
Control | LAS 10 | LAS 20 | LAS 30 |
Capric | C10H20O2 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.06 | NS |
Lauric | C12H24O2 | 1.07ab | 1.60a | 0.76b | 0.47b | 0.13 | * |
Myristic | C14H28O2 | 10.89a | 10.55a | 5.09b | 3.59b | 0.92 | * |
Palmitic | C16H32O2 | 0.52 | 2.85 | 3.42 | 2.11 | 0.83 | NS |
Palmitoleic | C16H30O2 | 3.97 | 2.47 | 1.43 | 3.62 | 0.56 | NS |
Margaric | C17H34O2 | 2.52 | 4.60 | 3.10 | 3.58 | 0.95 | NS |
Linoleic | C18H32O2 | 4.66 | 3.74 | 2.91 | 6.66 | 1.21 | NS |
Oleic | C18H34O2 | 40.82a | 26.87b | 22.06b | 27.62b | 2.32 | * |
Elaidic | C18H34O2 | 2.40 | 1.36 | 2.45 | 3.24 | 0.37 | NS |
Stearic | C18H36O2 | 4.60 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 3.33 | 0.44 | NS |
Arachidonic | C20H32O2 | 0.92b | 6.27ab | 7.99a | 4.66ab | 1.07 | * |
Gondoic | C20H38O2 | 0.04b | 0.53ab | 0.36ab | 0.93a | 0.11 | * |
Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) | C20H30O2 | 0.03b | 0.50ab | 0.78a | 0.39ab | 0.10 | * |
Control, BD + 0 ppm LAS; LAS 10, BD + 10 ppm LAS; LAS 20, BD + 20 ppm LAS; LAS 30, BD + 30 ppm LAS.
Means in the same row with different superscripts are statistically significant (*).
LAS, lasalocid; BD, basal diet; P, probability; NS, non-significant.