Table 1 Descriptive statistics of fat %, protein % and fatty acids in the milk of Holstein cows
From: Impact of the rumen microbiome on milk fatty acid composition of Holstein cattle
Traita | Mean | SD | CV (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Fat % | 4.00 | 0.77 | 19.21 |
Protein % | 3.33 | 0.35 | 10.37 |
Caproic acid (C6:0) | 2.77 | 0.40 | 14.30 |
Caprylic acid (C8:0) | 1.44 | 0.28 | 19.04 |
Capric acid (C10:0) | 3.19 | 0.70 | 21.91 |
Lauric acid (C12:0) | 3.69 | 0.89 | 24.19 |
Tridecylic acid (C13:0) | 0.14 | 0.03 | 21.27 |
Myristic acid (C14:0) | 11.60 | 1.95 | 16.81 |
Myristovaccenic acid (C14:1 cis-9) | 1.00 | 0.34 | 33.97 |
Pentadecylic acid (C15:0) | 1.11 | 0.24 | 21.42 |
Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 31.24 | 3.41 | 10.92 |
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1 cis-9) | 1.77 | 0.48 | 27.24 |
Margaric acid (C17:0) | 0.57 | 0.11 | 19.11 |
Stearic acid (C18:0) | 9.53 | 2.00 | 20.97 |
Elaidic acid (C18:1 trans-11) | 1.35 | 0.30 | 22.29 |
Oleic acid (C18:1cis-9) | 20.27 | 3.97 | 19.61 |
Linoleic acid (C18:2 n-6) | 1.87 | 0.24 | 12.95 |
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3 n-3) | 0.53 | 0.09 | 16.26 |
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA cis-9, trans-11) | 0.48 | 0.11 | 23.88 |