Table 2.
Fatty acid profile (% of total FA) of fat supplements fed to pregnant ewes during the last 50 d of gestation at 7.82 g/ewe daily
| Fatty acid | Supplement1,2 | |
|---|---|---|
| PFAD | EPA + DHA | |
| C8:00.110.00C10:00.020.00C12:0 | 0.62 | 0.12 |
| C14:0 | 1.17 | 5.99 |
| C16:0 | 45.87 | 22.01 |
| C16:1 | 0.20 | 7.40 |
| C18:0 | 5.14 | 7.47 |
| C18:1 c9 | 36.27 | 17.46 |
| C18:1 other | 1.10 | 4.51 |
| C18:2 | 8.03 | 2.69 |
| C20:0 | 0.37 | 0.34 |
| C20:1 | 0.09 | 0.84 |
| C18:3 | 0.20 | 0.94 |
| C22:0 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| C22:1 | 0.00 | 1.38 |
| C20:3 n-3 | 0.00 | 0.51 |
| C20:4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| C20:5 | 0.13 | 9.19 |
| C22:6 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Other | 0.80 | 12.15 |
1PFAD, EnerGII as a source of palmitic and oleic acids (Virtus Nutrition LLC, Corcoran, CA); EPA + DHA, StrataG113 as a source of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acids (Virtus Nutrition LLC).
2Fatty acid profiles evaluated using the methods of Weiss and Wyatt (2003).