Table 5 Fatty acid composition (g/100 g FA) of total mixed ration (TMR), fish oil (FO), soybean oil (SO), and savory plant (SP).

From: Impact of oil type and savory plant on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation, milk yield, and milk fatty acid profile in dairy cows

Item1

TMR2

FO

SO

SP

FOD

SOD

FODs

SODs

C14:0

1.48

0.51

1.42

0.55

3.21

0.1

2.13

C15:0

0.49

0.19

0.5

0.2

1.15

0

0.24

C16:0

18.72

13.38

19.07

13.67

19.77

11.1

20.44

C16:1

1.56

0.45

1.49

0.51

4.22

0.11

0.52

C17:0

0.81

0.13

0.8

0.14

1.39

0.15

0.39

C18:0

2.32

3.43

3.31

3.57

3.08

3.78

5.15

C18:1c

23.37

22.04

23.12

21.91

27.67

24.02

10.82

C18:2c

23.19

40.56

23.57

39.86

1.75

51.53

14.21

C18:3c

4.77

5.57

5.18

6.13

1.69

6

35.7

c20:0

0.47

0.52

0.49

0.53

0.25

0.4

0.79

c20:1

0.52

0.12

0.49

0.11

1.3

0.13

ND

c20:5

1.54

ND

1.51

ND

6.39

ND

ND

c22:0

0.48

0.40

0.46

0.38

0.28

0.04

ND

c22:5

0.18

ND

0.15

ND

0.58

ND

ND

c22:6

3.94

ND

3.91

ND

17.96

ND

ND

UFA

59.07

68.74

59.42

68.52

61.56

81.79

61.25

SFA

24.77

18.56

26.05

19.04

29.13

15.57

29.14

Others

16.16

12.7

14.53

12.44

9.31

2.64

9.61

  1. 1UFA: sum of unsaturated fatty acids; SFA: sum of saturated fatty acids.
  2. 2FOD = basal diet + 2% fish oil; SOD = basal die + 2% soybean oil; FODs = basal diet + 2% fish oil + 370 g/d SP; SODs = basal diet + 2% soybean oil + 370 g/d SP.
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