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Table 3 Statistical differences in (a) SFA (saturated fatty acids), (b) C8:0, (c) C10:0, (d) C12:0, (e) C14:0, (f) C16:0 and (g) UFA (unsaturated fatty acids)/SFA ratio of milk in relation to the lactation stage of jennies (*: P < 0.05; **: P < 0.01; ns: not significant)

From: Fat content, energy value and fatty acid profile of donkey milk during lactation and implications for human nutrition

(a) SFA

 

(c) C10:0

(b) C8:0

 

15d

30d

45d

60d

90d

120d

150d

180d

210d

(d) C12:0

 

15d

30d

45d

60d

90d

120d

150d

180d

210d

 

15d

 

ns

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

**

 

15d

 

ns

ns

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

 

30d

ns

 

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

**

 

30d

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

 

45d

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

 

45d

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

 

60d

*

ns

ns

 

ns

**

**

**

**

 

60d

ns

ns

ns

  

**

**

**

**

 

90d

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

**

*

 

90d

*

ns

ns

ns

 

**

*

**

*

 

120d

ns

ns

ns

**

**

 

ns

*

ns

 

120d

**

ns

*

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

 

150d

ns

**

**

**

*

ns

 

ns

ns

 

150d

**

*

**

*

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

 

180d

ns

**

**

**

**

ns

ns

 

ns

 

180d

**

**

**

**

*

ns

ns

 

ns

 

210d

ns

**

*

**

*

ns

ns

ns

  

210d

**

*

**

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

(e) C14:0

 

(g) UFA/SFA

  

15d

30d

45d

60d

90d

120d

150d

180d

210d

  

15d

30d

45d

60d

90d

120d

150d

180d

210d

(f) C16:0

15d

 

ns

ns

*

**

**

**

**

**

 

15d

 

ns

ns

ns

*

**

**

**

**

 

30d

**

 

ns

ns

*

*

**

**

**

 

30d

  

ns

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

 

45d

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

**

**

**

 

45d

   

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

 

60d

**

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

*

**

*

 

60d

    

ns

**

**

**

**

 

90d

**

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

*

ns

 

90d

     

ns

ns

**

ns

 

120d

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

 

120d

      

ns

*

ns

 

150d

ns

**

ns

ns

**

ns

 

ns

ns

 

150d

       

ns

ns

 

180d

*

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

 

180d

        

ns

 

210d

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

  

210d

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