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Table 7 Effects of long-chain n-3 fatty acids on seminal plasma biochemical of boarsa

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

Items

C

T1

T2

T3

Acid phosphatase (U/100 ml)

157.9 ± 16.4 a

273.0 ± 20.1 b

368.7 ± 8.8 c

159.1 ± 14.2a

Fructose (g/L)

0.77 ± 0.09 b

0.59 ± 0.06 a

1.14 ± 0.08 c

0.53 ± 0.05a

α-Glucosidase (U/ml)

19.7 ± 1.3 ab

21.9 ± 2.3b

20.2 ± 2.1 ab

16.1 ± 1.8a

  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. Sample were collected from 2nd and 4th week, and data were the average of two weeks and expressed as means ± standard deviation (n = 16), and values on the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (P <0.05)