Table 1. Proportion of fatty acids in egg yolk at 39 weeks (n = 10 for each condition).
Ad | Rt | P-value | |||||
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Ad | Supp | Ctrl | Supp | Diet | Supp | Diet*Supp | |
C18:2 | 20.65 ± 0.47 | 20.37 ± 0.34 | 21.67 ± 0.47 | 20.82 ± 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.46 |
C18:3 | 1.08 ± 0.05 | 0.95 ± 0.02 | 1.10 ± 0.05 | 0.98 ± 0.03 | 0.43 | 0.004 | 0.89 |
C20:4 n-6 | 1.47 ± 0.13 | 1.32 ± 0.06 | 1.60 ± 0.13 | 1.33 ± 0.07 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 0.56 |
C20:5 n-3 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.52 | <0.0001 | 0.52 |
C22:4 n-6 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.93 | <0.0001 | 0.97 |
C22:5 n-3 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 0.41 ± 0.03 | 0.96 | <0.0001 | 0.35 |
C22:6 n-3 | 1.33 ± 0.11 | 2.19 ± 0.11 | 1.33 ± 0.11 | 2.11 ± 0.11 | 0.73 | <0.0001 | 0.74 |
n-6 | 22.32 ± 0.53 | 21.79 ± 0.34 | 23.47 ± 0.54 | 22.24 ± 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.43 |
n-3 | 2.78 ± 0.10 | 3.64 ± 0.12 | 2.78 ± 0.13 | 3.64 ± 0.12 | 0.97 | <0.0001 | 0.98 |
n-6/n-3 | 8.09 ± 0.27 | 6.06 ± 0.26 | 8.58 ±0.43 | 6.15 ±0.20 | 0.33 | <0.0001 | 0.51 |
Results are presented as lsmeans ± SEM. P values of the effects of diet, supplementation and the interaction between diet and supplementation were considered as significant if P ≤ 0.05. Ad: ad libitum, Rt: restricted, Supp: supplemented, Ctrl: control unsupplemented