Table 7 Correlation estimates of milk total omega-3 FA concentration with pasture chemical composition and FA composition for the Entire, HMF, LMF and MMF herd categories
| Â | Â | Correlation Estimates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Entire | HMF1 | MMF1 | LMF1 |
|  | (n = 94) | (n = 24) | (n = 42) | (n = 28) |
Chemical composition (% of DM) | ||||
 Crude protein | 0.12 | -0.05 | 0.40* | -0.22 |
 NDF | -0.05 | -0.29 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
 ADF | -0.15 | -0.40†| -0.12 | 0.08 |
 WSC | 0.04 | 0.04 | -0.07 | 0.29 |
 Oil—Ether extract | -0.02 | -0.2 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
 Total FA (mg/g DM) | 0.22* | 0.08 | 0.36* | 0.12 |
FA (g/100Â g FA) | ||||
 C18:2c9,12 | -0.12 | -0.02 | -0.23 | 0.04 |
C18:3c9,12,15 | 0.02 | -0.24 | 0.04 | 0.16 |
Total Saturated FA | -0.19†| -0.17 | -0.21 | -0.24 |
Total MUFA | -0.20†| -0.39†| -0.12 | -0.27 |
Total PUFA | 0.20†| 0.22 | 0.2 | 0.25 |
Total Omega 3 FA | 0.20†| 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.21 |
Total Omega 6 FA | -0.12 | -0.03 | -0.24 | 0.05 |
Total Omega 7 FA | -0.15 | -0.33 | -0.03 | -0.21 |
Total Omega 9 FA | -0.21* | -0.39†| -0.15 | -0.27 |
Ratio Omega 3:Omega 6 | 0.19†| 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.16 |
Ratio Omega 6:Omega 3 | -0.18†| -0.06 | -0.32* | -0.07 |