Table 3. Effects of green tea polyphenols on the fat profile and malonyl-CoA content in the liver of broilers.
| Treatments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liver contents | Control | 80 mg/kg GTPs | 160 mg/kg GTPs |
| Fat 1 | |||
| 2-week | 4.72±0.12 | 4.77±0.08 | 4.51±0.10 |
| 4-week | 5.23±0.09 | 4.84±0.08** | 4.81±0.06** |
| oleic acid proportion2 | |||
| 2-week | 18.17±0.57 | 13.71±0.58** | 11.17±0.84** |
| 4-week | 19.50±0.60 | 15.67±0.92** | 10.98±0.35** |
| malonyl-CoA content (IU/g) | |||
| 2-week | 8.45±0.30 | 7.32±0.20 | 5.97±0.19* |
| 4-week | 6.90±0.30 | 4.56±0.29** | 4.17±0.15** |
1 Fat content was calculated as the percentage of live weight.
2 Oleic acid proportion is shown as a percentage of the total fat content of the liver. The values are means ± SEM (n = 6); statistical significance determined by ANOVA with Duncan's multiple-range test, *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 compared with the control.