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. 2010 Dec 22;141(2):214–222. doi: 10.3945/jn.110.129882

TABLE 1.

Composition of control and DHA diets1

Control diet DHA diet
Flaxseed oil, g/kg 4.5 0
DHA (40%),2g/kg 0 6.3
PUFA, g/100 g
 Linoleic (18:2) 3.0 2.9
 Linolenic (18:3) 0.7 0.4
 DHA (22:6) 0 0.3
1

Diet compositions were based on the AIN-93G (45) diets with the following changes: corn starch, 391.186 g/kg; l-cysteine, 4.3 g/kg; Mineral Mix, AIN-93G-MX 42.0 g/kg; Vitamin Mix, AIN-93-VX, 14 g/kg and soybean oil, 55.5 g/kg to support reproduction and lactation.

2

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