Mammary inflammation around parturition appeared to be attenuated by consumption of fish oil rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Table 4 FA composition of oil (g/100 g) and diets (g/kg) (as fed basis)

Fatty acids	SO	FO	SO diet	FO diet
C14:0	0.05	0.92	0.09	0.39
C16:0	10.93	9.05	5.25	5.49
C18:0	2.25	1.60	2.03	2.05
C20:0	0.02	0.12	0.20	0.07
C16:1	0.09	6.14	0.06	2.00
C18:1	27.43	23.00	11.72	10.77
C20:1	0.03	3.06	0.22	1.04
C22:1	ND¹	2.31	0.23	0.78
C18:2n6	52.00	2.27	22.54	4.67
C18:3n3	5.80	1.49	2.18	0.68
C20:5n3	ND	21.90	0.225	4.48
C22:6n3	ND	14.60	ND	2.84
Other	1.40	13.54	0.26	2.76
∑FA ²	100	100	45	38
∑SFA ³	13.25	11.69	7.57	8.00
∑MUFA ⁴	27.55	34.51	12.23	14.58
∑PUFA ⁵	57.80	40.26	24.94	12.66
∑SFA/∑FA	13.25	11.69	16.82	21.05
∑MUFA/∑FA	27.55	34.51	27.18	38.37
∑PUFA/∑FA	57.80	40.26	55.43	33.32
∑n-3 ⁶	5.8	37.99	2.41	7.99
∑n-6 ⁷	52	2.27	22.54	4.67
∑n-6/∑n-3	8.97	0.06	9.36	0.58

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