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Table 6 Effects of different ratio of N-3/N-6 on reproductive capacity of male SD rats

From: Effect of different dietary omega-3/omega-6 fatty acid ratios on reproduction in male rats

Items

Diet 1

Diet 2

Diet 3

Diet 4

Diet 5

Ratio of n-3/n-6

0.13

0.40

0.85

1.52

2.85

Litter size(n)

8.88 ± 1.75c

9.33 ± 1.03bc

9.17 ± 2.03c

12.3 ± 1.75a

11.33 ± 2.06ab

Birth weight (g)

5.83 ± 0.54b

5.93 ± 0.28b

6.22 ± 0.15ab

6.43 ± 0.39a

6.57 ± 0.28a

  1. Note: Data are presented as means ± standard deviation (n = 8), and means in the same row with different superscript letters denotes significant difference (p < 0.05).