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Table 2 Comparative overview of the content, the relative changes in the fatty acid concentration in the liver

From: Fat content, fatty acid pattern and iron content in livers of turkeys with hepatic lipidosis

Itemc

Content

Relationd

Relative sharee

[g/kg liver DM ± SD]

[% of control]

[% ± SD]

Control

Case

Case

Control

Case

Myristic acid C14:0

0.411b ± 0.138

1.93a ± 0.936

469 ± 228

0.328b ± 0.124

0.582a ± 0.192

Trans-Myristic acid C14:1

0.070b ± 0.070

0.350a ± 0.208

504 ± 299

0.045b ± 0.040

0.103a ± 0.050

Palmitic acid C16:0

30.2b ± 8.41

104a ± 32.6

345 ± 108

23.3b ± 1.29

32.1a ± 3.09

Palmitoleic acid C16:1

3.17b ± 2.80

18.0a ± 9.62

570 ± 304

2.08b ± 1.67

5.27a ± 2.01

Margaric acid C17:0

0.244b ± 0.103

0.495a ± 0.208

202 ± 85.2

0.215a ± 0.139

0.169a ± 0.135

Stearic acid C18:0

26.5a ± 3.22

28.3a ± 5.47

107 ± 20.7

21.1a ± 3.13

9.79b ± 4.13

Elaidic acid C18:1n9t

0.395b ± 0.199

1.27a ± 0.516

320 ± 131

0.287b ± 0.109

0.389a ± 0.123

Oleic acid C18:1n9c

26.4b ± 18.8

115a ± 43.9

437 ± 166

18.1b ± 10.1

34.3a ± 7.02

Linoleic acid C18:2n6c

29.3b ± 3.54

45.9a ± 20.9

157 ± 71.2

23.5a ± 4.26

14.4b ± 4.55

α-Linolenic acid C18:3n3

0.547b ± 0.180

2.61a ± 1.68

478 ± 307

0.418b ± 0.068

0.755a ± 0.387

Gadoleic acid C20:1

0.294b ± 0.112

0.624a ± 0.298

212 ± 101

0.220a ± 0.047

0.193a ± 0.081

Arachidonic acid C20:4n6

8.75a ± 1.67

2.92b ± 2.08

33.4 ± 23.8

7.17a ± 2.48

1.37b ± 2.62

Eicosapentaenoic acid C20:5n3

0.651a ± 0.449

0.141b ± 0.122

21.7 ± 18.8

0.566a ± 0.512

0.048b ± 0.053

DHA Docosahexaenoic acid C22:6n3

2.37a ± 2.96

0.227b ± 0.254

9.59 ± 10.8

2.33a ± 3.15

0.120b ± 0.342

  1. cMedium and long chain fatty acids in concentrations >0.5 g/kg DM were considered in the comparison
  2. dIn animals with hepatic lipidosis in relation to the fatty acid concentrations in the livers of healthy animals (basis for calculation = 100%)
  3. ePercentage distribution of medium and long chain fatty acids (FA) in liver tissue of healthy (n = 16) and deceased (n = 85) animals from conspicuous flocks with hepatic lipidosis
  4. a,bValues within a row concerning object of investigation with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05