Table 3.
Fatty acid composition of chicken feed,% fatty acid methyl ester (FAME)
| SO | RLO | |
|---|---|---|
| C14:0 |
0.87 |
0.89 |
| C15:0 |
0.17 |
0.18 |
| C16:0 |
17.3 |
15.2 |
| C16:1,n-7 |
1.10 |
1.16 |
| C18:0 |
7.79 |
8.34 |
| C18:1,c9 |
27.2 |
33.6 |
| C18:2,n-6 (LA) |
35.9 |
21.6 |
| C18:3,n-3 (ALA) |
3.61 |
12.33 |
| C20:4,n-6 (AA) |
0.06 |
0.09 |
| C20:5,n-3 (EPA) |
nd |
nd |
| C22:5,n-3 (DPA) |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| C22:6,n-3 (DHA) |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| SFA |
25.9 |
24.4 |
| MUFA |
28.3 |
34.8 |
| PUFA |
39.6 |
34.1 |
| n-3 PUFA |
3.67 |
12.39 |
| n6/n3 |
9.82 |
1.75 |
| 16:1 n-7/16:0 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
| 18:1 c9/18:0 | 3.49 | 4.03 |
The diets contained 4% soybean oil (SO) or 2% rapeseed oil plus 2% linseed oil (RLO). (Means from six analyses of each feed).