Table 4. Compositions of fatty acids of milk from cows fed with TMR based feed and grazing on mountain pasture (mg/100 g FA)

Milk TMR milk Pasture milk
Milking date Jun 23 Sep 11 Jun 23 Sep 11
ω-6 Linoleic acid 53.54 ±5.11 41.39 ±15.56 32.21 ±5.71 26.52 ±10.47
γ-Linolenic acid 1.11 ±0.33 0.74 ±0.45 1.16 ±0.88 1.73 ±0.27
Arachidonic acid 0.26 ±0.44 0.17 ±0.30 1.05 ±0.00 0.22 ±0.04
DPA - - - -
Total ω-6 54.90 ±5.88 42.31 ±16.31 34.42 ±6.58 28.47 ±10.78
ω-3 α-Linolenic acid 8.80 ±1.09 6.85 ±2.52 9.06 ±1.62 8.88 ±3.20
EPA 0.00 ±0.00 0.00 ±0.00 0.74 ±0.00 0.00 ±0.00
DHA 0.00 ±0.00 0.00 ±0.00 0.00 ±0.00 0.00 ±0.00
Total ω-3 8.80 ±1.09 6.85 ±2.52 9.79 ±1.62 8.88 ±3.20
Ratio of ω-6 to ω-3 6.24 6.18 3.51 3.21
All values are presented as mean±SD.
DPA, cocosaentaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid.