Table 5.
Fatty acid flows (mg/kg DMI) in feces of growing pigs fed control, flaxseed meal, and oat hulls diets (n = 8)
| Item | Diet1 | SEM | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | FM | OH | |||
| Saturated fatty acids | |||||
| Capric (C10:0) | 0.4b | 0.1b | 1.2a | 0.19 | 0.022 |
| Lauric (C12:0) | 5.3b | 9.8b | 15.8a | 1.48 | <0.001 |
| Myristic (C14:0) | 73c | 138b | 219a | 14.95 | <0.001 |
| Pentadecyclic (C15:0) | 167b | 271b | 481a | 36.12 | <0.001 |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 1,351b | 1,850b | 3,704a | 242.1 | <0.001 |
| Margaric (C17:0) | 98b | 144b | 270a | 21.42 | <0.001 |
| Stearic (C18:0) | 5,059b | 7,252b | 13,081a | 754 | <0.001 |
| Arachidic (C20:0) | 97c | 146b | 228a | 13.53 | <0.001 |
| Behenic (C22:0) | 36.9c | 58.8b | 95.2a | 5.46 | <0.001 |
| Lignoceric (C24:0) | 43.6b | 62.0b | 113.8a | 6.82 | <0.001 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids | |||||
| Palmitoleic (C16:1n-7) | 1.4b | 2.2b | 3.8a | 0.35 | <0.001 |
| Palmitelaidic (C16:1t) | 2.4b | 3.7b | 5.6a | 0.60 | 0.004 |
| Oleic (C18:1n-9) | 1,101b | 1,615b | 3,119a | 235.3 | <0.001 |
| Vaccenic (C18:1n-7) | 101b | 229ab | 375a | 54.56 | 0.010 |
| Gadoleic (C20:1) | 11.1 | 9.4 | 18.1 | 3.87 | 0.278 |
| Nervonic (C24:1n-9) | 2.0b | 3.2b | 6.5a | 0.63 | <0.001 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | |||||
| Linoleic (C18:2) | 193b | 338b | 544a | 50.81 | <0.001 |
| Linolenic (C18:3n-6) | -0.2 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 3.75 | 0.298 |
| α-Linolenic (C18:3n-3) | 24.6b | 89.2a | 42.2b | 6.82 | <0.001 |
| Eicosadienoic (C20:2) | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.59 | 0.463 |
| Eicosatrienoic (20:3n-3) | 0.2b | 0.4b | 1.9a | 0.46 | 0.039 |
| Arachidonic (C20:4n-6) | 1.3b | 1.9ab | 2.8a | 0.30 | 0.014 |
| Eicosapentaenoic (C20:5n-3) | 1.3b | 2.1b | 4.1a | 0.47 | 0.001 |
| Erucic (C22:1n-9) | 2.4c | 5.7b | 9.3a | 0.99 | <0.001 |
| Docosatetraenoic (C22:4n-6) | 60b | 86b | 131a | 13.56 | 0.007 |
| Osbond (C22:5n-6) | 16.7b | 13.3b | 39.1a | 6.15 | 0.015 |
a,b,cMean values within a row with unlike superscripts differ (P < 0.05).
1FM = flaxseed meal-containing diet; OH = Oat hulls-containing diet.