Table 1. FA profile of the standard commercial dog food (diet), blood plasma, EM, and semen in the study population (n = 12 dogs).
| FA profile | Diet | Blood plasma | EM | Semen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSM | SEM | LSM | SEM | LSM | SEM | LSM | SEM | |
| Σ SAT | 26.89 | 1.46 | 49.50 | 5.15 | 47.26 | 0.52 | 47.56 | 3.47 |
| Σ MUFA | 32.67 | 2.22 | 22.15 | 4.98 | 14.40 | 0.25 | 11.41 | 1.07 |
| Σ PUFA | 40.44 | 2.37 | 28.35 | 2.78 | 38.34 | 0.43 | 41.03 | 4.59 |
| Σ n-3 PUFA | 10.58 | 3.57 | 1.78 | 0.56 | 1.38 | 0.38 | 12.72 | 4.94 |
| Σ n-6 PUFA | 29.86 | 1.47 | 26.57 | 5.01 | 36.96 | 0.48 | 28.31 | 4.25 |
| EPA (20:5 n-3) | 4.31 | 0.76 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 9.97 | 7.57 |
| DHA (22:6 n-3) | 3.01 | 0.88 | 0.99 | 0.80 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 2.75 | 2.31 |
| ARA (20:4 n-6) | 0.21 | 0.48 | 9.93 | 6.28 | 23.94 | 0.95 | 3.77 | 0.99 |
| DGLA (20:3 n-6) | 0.43 | 0.77 | 0.90 | 0.61 | 1.38 | 0.11 | 0.42 | 0.40 |
(SAT): saturated; (MUFA): monounsaturated; (PUFA): polyunsaturated; (n-3): omega 3; (n-6): omega 6; (EPA): eicosapentaenoic acid; (DHA): docosahexaenoic acid; (ARA): arachidonic acid; (DGLA): dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid; (LSM): least squares mean; (SEM): standard error of the mean.