Table 5 Correlation estimates of milk fat percentage on pasture chemical composition and FA composition
| Â | Â | Correlation Estimates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Entire | HMF1 | MMF1 | LMF1 |
|  | (n = 94) | (n = 24) | (n = 42) | (n = 28) |
Chemical composition (% of DM) | ||||
 Crude protein | -0.17 | -0.10 | -0.40** | -0.26 |
 NDF | -0.20 †| -0.23 | -0.09 | -0.14 |
 ADF | -0.12 | -0.11 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
 WSC | 0.22 * | 0.32 | 0.12 | -0.07 |
 Oil—Ether extract | 0.19 †| 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
 Total FA (mg/g DM) | 0.07 | -0.10 | -0.25 | -0.13 |
FA (g/100Â g FA) | ||||
 C18:2c9,12 | 0.01 | -0.25 | 0.25 | -0.06 |
 C18:3c9,12,15 | -0.14 | -0.08 | -0.06 | 0.03 |
Total Saturated FA | -0.17 | -0.06 | 0.27 †| 0.05 |
Total MUFA | -0.17 | -0.13 | 0.17 | 0.11 |
Total PUFA | 0.16 | 0.05 | -0.26 | -0.06 |
Total Omega 3 FA | 0.14 | 0.11 | -0.28 †| -0.04 |
Total Omega 6 FA | 0.01 | -0.26 | 0.26 †| -0.06 |
Total Omega 7 FA | -0.08 | -0.02 | 0.20 | 0.02 |
Total Omega 9 FA | -0.16 | -0.11 | 0.19 | 0.12 |
Ratio Omega 3:Omega 6 | 0.09 | 0.24 | -0.34 * | 0.01 |
Ratio Omega 6:Omega 3 | -0.14 | -0.37 †| 0.45 ** | -0.03 |