Table 2 Fatty acid composition in diets a
From: Effects of different dietary n-6/n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios on boar reproduction
Fatty acid | C | T1 | T2 | T3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish Oil (%) | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 |
Sunflower oil (%) | 0 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 |
Myristic (C14:0) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 7.0 |
Palmitic (C16:0) | 13.2 | 7.2 | 14.9 | 19.3 |
Palmitoleic (C16:1) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 7.4 |
Stearic (C18:0) | 2.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
Oleic (C18:1) | 29.1 | 28.6 | 17.9 | 11.9 |
Linoleic (C18:2) | 49.4 | 52.1 | 19.9 | 1.6 |
Linolenic (C18:3) | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
Eicosanoic (C20:0) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Gondoic (C20:1) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5) | – | 0.8 | 7.2 | 10.8 |
Erurcic acid (C22:1) | – | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
Docosahexaenoic (C22:6) | – | 1.3 | 11.4 | 17.2 |
Other fatty acids | 1.9 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 11.9 |
Total n-3 PUFA | 1.7 | 2.6 | 19.9 | 29.6 |
Total n-6 PUFA | 49.4 | 52.1 | 19.9 | 1.7 |
Ratio of n-6/n-3 | 29: 1 | 20:1 | 1:1 | 1:18 |