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Table 6 Statistical differences in (a) PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids), (b) PUFA n3/n6 ratio, (c) C18:2, (d) C18:3, (e) AI (atherogenic index) and (f) TI (thrombogenic index) 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) PUFA

(c) C18:2

  

15d

30d

45d

60d

90d

120d

150d

180d

210d

(d) C18:3

 

15d

30d

45d

60d

90d

120d

150d

180d

210d

(b) n3/n6

15d

 

ns

**

*

**

**

**

**

**

 

15d

 

ns

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

**

 

30d

ns

 

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

**

 

30d

ns

 

ns

ns

**

**

*

**

ns

 

45d

ns

ns

 

ns

**

**

*

**

**

 

45d

ns

ns

 

ns

**

**

ns

**

ns

 

60d

ns

ns

ns

 

**

**

**

**

**

 

60d

ns

ns

ns

 

**

*

ns

**

ns

 

90d

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

*

ns

 

90d

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

**

 

120d

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

 

120d

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

 

150d

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

**

ns

 

150d

*

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

 

180d

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

 

180d

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

**

 

210d

**

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

**

**

  

210d

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

 
 

(e) AI

           
  

15d

30d

45d

60d

90d

120d

150d

180d

210d

           

(f) TI

15d

 

ns

*

**

**

**

**

**

**

           
 

30d

**

 

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

**

           
 

45d

**

ns

 

ns

**

**

**

**

**

           
 

60d

**

ns

ns

 

ns

*

*

**

**

           
 

90d

**

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

ns

           
 

120d

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

ns

           
 

150d

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

ns

           
 

180d

**

**

**

**

ns

ns

ns

 

ns

           
 

210d

**

**

**

**

**

ns

**

ns

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