total unsaturated fatty acids and MUFA ( P < .05)
were observed for the independent effect of breed of
dam (Table 3). Despite the higher proportion of total
SFA in s.c. adipose tissue from calves of Hereford
cows, the percentage of 14:0 was higher ( P < .001) in
Brahman samples. The effects of breed of dam on 14:0
and 16:1 would have little practical significance
because of the low concentration of these fatty acids in
s.c. adipose tissue.