Table 1.
Chemical composition and fatty acid profile of the experimental diet and supplemented oils (g kg−1 DM).a
| Diets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| GS | Flax oil | Echium oil | |
| Dry matter (DM) | 603 | N/A | N/A |
| Water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) | 197 | N/A | N/A |
| Total nitrogen (N) | 252 | N/A | N/A |
| Acid-detergent fibre (ADF) | 391 | N/A | N/A |
| Neutral-detergent fibre (NDF) | 707 | N/A | N/A |
| Ammonia-N | 1.15 | N/A | N/A |
| pH | 4.99 | N/A | N/A |
| Fatty acid composition | |||
| 12:0 | 0.085 | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| 14:0 | 0.308 | 0.013 | 0.010 |
| 16:0 | 4.308 | 1.611 | 2.064 |
| 18:0 | 0.376 | 1.757 | 1.014 |
| 18:1 trans-10 | 0.009 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| 18:1 trans-11 | 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 18:2n-6 | 4.913 | 4.762 | 4.487 |
| 18:3n-3 | 4.908 | 16.132 | 10.082 |
| 18:4n-3 | 0.047 | 0.052 | 4.527 |
| LCPUFA (C20 and above) | 0.289 | 0.021 | 0.030 |
| Total fatty acids | 18.390 | 32.110 | 31.110 |
a
Values are means; n = 6.
GS diet, grass silage and sugar beet; LCPUFA, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; N/A, not applicable.