Table 3
Fatty acid composition of M. longissimus dorsi muscles in LYD and KNP breeds

Breeds Items	LYD	KNP	Overall mean	t-values
Myristic	1.64 ± 0.13	1.35 ± 0.34	1.50 ± 0.19	6.40***
Palmitic	25.30 ± 0.76	24.47 ± 0.69	24.88 ± 0.83	3.14**
Palmitoleic	3.10 ± 0.20	3.08 ± 0.28	3.09 ± 0.24	0.23NS
Stearic	14.46 ± 1.57	13.29 ± 1.21	13.88 ± 1.50	2.27**
Oleic	46.24 ± 2.09	43.87 ± 2.59	45.05 ± 2.60	2.75*
Vaccenic	0.26 ± 0.01	0.14 ± 0.14	0.20 ± 0.64	30.16***
Linoleic	7.23 ± 0.66	11.77 ± 1.11	9.50 ± 2.48	13.63***
g-Linoleic	0.06 ± 0.11	0.05 ± 0.06	0.06 ± 0.09	2.46*
Linolenic	0.40 ± 0.32	0.42 ± 0.04	0.41 ± 0.04	2.24*
Eicosenoic	0.97 ± 0.07	1.13 ± 0.06	1.05 ± 0.11	6.99***
Arachidonic	0.35 ± 0.10	0.41 ± 0.04	0.38 ± 0.08	2.38*
SFAa	41.40 ± 2.39	39.11 ± 1.88	40.25 ± 2.41	2.91**
USFAb	58.60 ± 2.39	60.89 ± 1.88	59.75 ± 2.41	2.91**
MUFAc	50.57 ± 2.28	48.22 ± 2.75	49.40 ± 2.76	2.54*
PUFAd	8.04 ± 0.72	12.66 ± 1.13	10.35 ± 2.53	13.39***
MUFA/SFA	1.23 ± 0.12	1.24 ± 0.13	1.23 ± 0.12	0.24NS
PUFA/SFA	0.20 ± 0.02	0.32 ± 0.02	0.26 ± 0.07	14.99***