Table 11 Fatty acid (g/100 g FAME) composition of experimental diets with cactus pear silage.

From: Carcass traits and meat quality of goats fed with cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) silage subjected to an intermittent water supply

Fatty acid (g/100 g FAME)

Cactus pear silage

0

21

42

C12:0

0.32

0.35

0.35

C14:0

0.41

0.45

0.48

C16:0

19.1

19.2

19.5

C17:0

0.38

0.36

0.31

C18:0

2.16

2.17

2.26

C20:0

0.62

0.61

0.53

C22:0

0.43

0.38

0.35

C24:0

0.35

0.33

0.31

c9-C16:1

0.26

0.25

0.25

c9-C18:1

13.7

13.8

13.5

c11-C18:1

0.99

0.91

0.89

c12-C18:1

0.32

0.30

0.37

c9c12C18:2

44.0

44.0

42.9

C18:3 n-3

13.4

13.1

13.8

Other fatty acids

3.59

3.82

4.20

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