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Table 1 Compositions of experimental diets (wt/wt, as-fed basis)

From: Docosahexaenoic acid increases accumulation of adipocyte triacylglycerol through up-regulation of lipogenic gene expression in pigs

Dieta

SBO (%)

DHA (%)

BT (%)

Corn

54.9

54.9

54.9

Soybean meal, solvent extracted

30.15

30.15

30.15

Skimmed milk

10

10

10

Soybean oil

2

–

–

DHA oilb

–

2

–

Beef tallow

–

–

2

NaCl iodide

0.35

0.35

0.35

CaCO3

0.9

0.9

0.9

CaHPO4

1.2

1.2

1.2

Vitamin premix

0.25

0.25

0.25

Mineral premix

0.25

0.25

0.25

Total

100

100

100

Crude protein

20.9

20.9

20.9

Crude fat

4.08

4.08

4.08

Calcium

0.74

0.74

0.74

Phosphorus

0.67

0.67

0.67

Metabolizable energy (ME, kcal/kg)c

3271

3342

3265

  1. aDiets were different oils. SBO soybean oil, DHA docosahexaenoic acid oil, BT beef tallow
  2. bDHA oils extracted from algae containing about 44% of DHA
  3. cMetabolizable energy in SBO-, DHA- and Beef-tallow diet are: 3271 kcal/kg, 3342 kcal/kg and 3265 kcal/kg, respectively