Table 7. Response fatty acid profile of DMRs to CM inclusion levels

Traits (%)	CM inclusion levels					Significance levels
	T1	T2	T3	T4	SEM	Linear	Quadratic
Capric acid	0.06	0.06	0.08	0.03	0.02	NS	*
Lauric acid	0.05	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.02	NS	NS
Myristic acid	2.44	2.00	2.24	2.28	0.19	NS	NS
Myristoleic acid	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	NS	NS
Pentadecylic acid	0.21	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.02	NS	NS
Palmitic acid	28.67	26.66	27.38	27.47	0.69	NS	NS
Palmitoleic acid	1.78	1.61	1.61	1.54	0.12	NS	NS
Margaric acid	0.88	0.76	0.75	0.78	0.04	*	NS
Stearic acid	17.26	17.75	17.41	17.01	0.69	NS	NS
Elaidic acid	0.19	0.21	0.16	0.19	0.01	NS	NS
Oleic acid	41.37	41.97	42.08	41.60	0.84	NS	*
Vaccenic acid	0.34	0.70	1.03	1.02	1.70	NS	NS
Nonoadecanoic acid	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	NS	NS
Linolelaidic acid	0.17	0.22	0.19	0.17	0.05	NS	NS
Linoleic acid	3.74	4.68	4.34	4.43	0.35	NS	NS
Arachidic acid	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.03	0.01	NS	NS
Alpha-linolenic acid	0.06	0.62	0.62	0.67	0.04	*	NS
Conjugated linoleic acid	0.27	0.26	0.21	0.27	0.05	NS	NS
Erucic acid	0.07	0.12	0.10	0.07	0.02	NS	NS
Arachidonic acid	1.02	1.42	1.28	1.32	0.19	NS	NS
Eicosopentaenoic acid	0.23	0.31	0.26	0.26	0.04	NS	*
Docosapentaenoic acid	0.36	0.37	0.34	0.30	0.04	NS	NS
Docosahexanoic acid	0.01	0.04	0.02	0.04	0.02	NS	NS
SFAs	49.88	47.46	48.13	47.82	0.10	NS	NS
MUFAs	43.75	44.60	44.68	44.74	0.93	NS	NS
PUFAs	6.36	7.93	7.18	7.44	0.60	NS	NS
Omega: 6 Fatty	5.21	6.60	6.02	6.17	0.52	NS	NS
Omega: 3 Fatty acids	1.15	1.34	1.16	1.27	0.11	NS	NS
PUFA: SFA	0.13	0.17	0.15	0.16	0.01	NS	NS
PUFA: MUFA	4.57	4.85	5.25	4.90	0.056	NS	NS
n-6/n-3	4.57	5.03	5.25	4.90	0.59	NS	NS

NS, not significant (p>0.05);
p<0.05.
DMRs, Dohne Merino rams; CM, canola meal; SFAs, total saturated fatty acids; MUFAs, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs, total polyunsaturated fatty acids; n-6/n-3, the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 (n-6)/(n-3) fatty acids.