Table 4. Proportion of fatty acid in neck meats from donkey, swine, bovine, and sheep

Category Fatty acid Donkey (%) Swine (%) Bovine (%) Sheep (%)
Saturated C14 : 0 1.94±0.08b 1.22±0.03d 1.72±0.05c 2.13±0.05a
C16 : 0 25.32±2.48a 23.80±2.69a 22.58±2.53a 22.72±2.07a
C17 : 0 0.00±0.00c 0.00±0.00c 0.43±0.09b 1.16±0.11a
C18 : 0 2.74±0.23d 14.03±1.51b 11.61±1.23c 22.41±2.16a
Total 30±1.25d 39.05±1.72b 36.34±1.56bc 48.42±2.01a
Unsaturated C16 : 1 6.72±0.23a 2.61±0.18c 4.09±0.16b 1.11±0.09d
C18 : 1n9 39.00±1.87b 43.02±2.09a 39.35±1.51b 39.71±1.02b
C18 : 2n6c 15.83±1.90a 11.17±2.27b 5.38±1.11c 1.82±0.83d
C18 : 3n6 1.63±0.23a 0.30±0.21c 0.22±0.19c 1.07±0.18b
Total 63.18±1.51a 57.10±1.83b 49.03±1.25c 43.71±1.70d
Values are means±SD of three determinations, the same letters marked on the same line indicate no significant difference (p≥0.05), while the different superscripts indicate significant difference (p<0.05).