Type of Fatty Acid

Fatty acid (mg/g)

Age (year)

Breed

P value

Arsi

Borana

Harar

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

SFA

Myristic acid

<3

27.61 ± 4.34^a

21.40 ± 1.05^b

12.04 ± 2.36^c

***

4 - 6

34.13 ± 0.30^a

26.40 ± 0.47^b

11.86 ± 2.77^c

***

7 - 9

14.71 ± 0.67^b

31.41 ± 0.61^a

17.53 ± 4.41^b

**

Palmitic acid

<3

19.18 ± 10.54

12.98 ± 5.09

12.63 ± 0.49

NS

4 - 6

16.80 ± 6.87

11.75 ± 1.21

13.42 ± 1.97

NS

7 - 9

16.46 ± 1.76

16.19 ± 3.99

14.85 ± 1.78

NS

Stearic acid

<3

27.76 ± 7.61

29.81 ± 12.44

19.04 ± 9.83

NS

4 - 6

42.51 ± 0.73^a

21.64 ± 2.70^b

32.90 ± 11.00^ab

*

7 - 9

23.98 ± 6.08

19.60 ± 7.37

13.95 ± 1.59

NS

Pentadecanoic acid

<3

4.79 ± 5.63

1.27 ± 2.20

ND

NS

4 - 6

ND

ND

ND

NS

7 - 9

1.0. ± 1.78

2.37 ± 4.10

1.39 ± 2.41

NS

MUFA

Oleic acid

<3

11.55 ± 1.26^a

5.51 ± 0.70^b

3.67 ± 2.40^b

**

4 - 6

28.51 ± 4.00^a

9.95 ± 2.49 ^b

12.21 ± 1.40^b

**

7 - 9

33.91 ± 9.33^a

12.04 ± 1.67^b

20.74 ± 0.60^b

**

Palmitoleic acid

<3

8.51 ± 7.94

3.80 ± 6.58

ND

NS

4 - 6

4.63 ± 8.03

ND

ND

NS

7 - 9

6.93 ± 7.46

45.32 ± 58.89

8.71 ± 7.55

NS

Petroselinic acid

<3

ND

ND

ND

NS

4 - 6

ND

12.75 ± 11.07

ND

NS

7 - 9

ND

ND

ND

NS

Elaidic acid

<3

7.06 ± 2.23

7.71 ± 0.32

7.38 ± 0.31

NS

4 - 6

13.13 ± 0.24^b

19.28 ± 0.81^a

18.44 ± 0.78^a

***

7 - 9

9.43 ± 0.75^b

14.37 ± 0.61^a

15.17 ± 0.30^a

***

PUFA

Linolenic acid

<3

23.07 ± 0.93^a

18.85 ± 0.76^b

20.10 ± 1.50^b

**

4 - 6

14.14 ± 0.51^b

17.75 ± 0.42^a

18.93 ± 1.41^a

**

7 - 9

18.74 ± 4.02

15.32 ± 2.73

16.80 ± 1.57

NS

Arachidonic acid

<3

36.43 ± 2.5^c

53.70 ± 0.85^b

61.66 ± 5.24^a

***

4 - 6

25.21 ± 5.19^a

15.77 ± 1.61^b

30.37 ± 0.81^a

**

7 - 9

50.59 ± 0.81^a

38.50 ± 1.31^b

52.80 ± 7.54^a

**

Linoleic acid

<3

11.44 ± 0.89 ^c

24.60 ± 4.33^b

36.54 ± 5.52^a

***

4 - 6

25.81 ± 2.98^b

45.49 ± 5.57^a

47.83 ± 2.78^a

***

7 - 9

67.76 ± 5.77^b

66.58 ± 6.68^b

83.99 ± 2.26^a

**