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Table 5 Effects of long-chain n-3 fatty acids on the composition of spermatozoa (%) a

From: Effects of different dietary n-6/n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios on boar reproduction

Fatty acids

C

T1

T2

T3

C6:0

1.24 ± 0.15b

0.96 ± 0.15a

1.05 ± 0.04ab

1.23 ± 0.17b

C8:0

20.0 ± 0.6d

15.2 ± 0.4a

16.6 ± 0.3b

18.1 ± 0.6c

C10:0

0.54 ± 0.06b

0.38 ± 0.05a

0.38 ± 0.06a

0.52 ± 0.05b

C12:0

0.68 ± 0.03c

0.49 ± 0.09ab

0.38 ± 0.09a

0.52 ± 0.04b

C14:0

7.43 ± 0.22

7.81 ± 0.41

7.43 ± 0.25

7.34 ± 0.51

C16:0

21.4 ± 0.2c

22.9 ± 0.5d

19.8 ± 0.5b

18.4 ± 0.2a

C16:1

0.37 ± 0.04b

0.30 ± 0.01a

0.38 ± 0.04b

0.36 ± 0.02ab

C18:0

8.55 ± 0.29b

10.02 ± 0.30c

8.37 ± 0.34b

7.27 ± 0.18a

C18:1

1.55 ± 0.06b

1.70 ± 0.11b

1.55 ± 0.14b

1.37 ± 0.07a

C18:2n-6

2.44 ± 0.15b

2.95 ± 0.22d

2.70 ± 0.05c

2.21 ± 0.07a

C20:0

1.32 ± 0.42ab

1.34 ± 0.04ab

1.67 ± 0.15b

1.02 ± 0.05a

C20:3n-6

1.01 ± 0.01a

1.32 ± 0.09b

1.11 ± 0.25b

0.82 ± 0.03a

C20:4n-6

2.61 ± 0.12b

2.79 ± 0.07b

2.65 ± 0.23b

2.35 ± 0.16a

C22:6n-3

29.2 ± 1.2a

32.8 ± 1.5b

36.0 ± 0.4c

37.1 ± 0.9c

n-6 PUFA

6.01 ± 0.33b

7.36 ± 0.50c

6.50 ± 0.43b

5.35 ± 0.19a

n-3 PUFA

29.2 ± 1.2a

32.8 ± 1.5b

36.0 ± 0.4c

37.1 ± 0.9c

Total n-6/n-3

0.21 ± 0.01c

0.23 ± 0.01d

0.17 ± 0.01b

0.14 ± 0.01a

  1. a C, the control group; T1, the 0.2 % fish oil group; T2, the 2 % fish oil group; T3, the 3 % fish oil group. Data expressed as a percentage of total fat acid on the weight basis, and data represent means ± standard deviation (n = 6), and values in the same row with different superscript letter means significant difference (P <0.05)