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. 2020 Apr 27;10(5):761. doi: 10.3390/ani10050761

Table 5.

Profiles of fatty acids in breast muscle of broilers chickens fed different species of microalgae for 32 days.

Fatty Acids Dietary Treatment SEM p Values
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Myristic (C14:0) 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.01 0.98
Plamitic (C16:0) 19.41 18.99 19.45 21.02 0.41 0.35
Stearic (C18:0) 7.26 7.54 7.55 7.53 0.14 0.91
Archidic (C20:0) 0.92 0.88 0.89 0.95 0.02 0.76
Palmitoleic (C16:1) 3.18 3.19 3.40 3.21 0.06 0.64
Oleic (C18:1) 20.59 20.31 20.63 18.82 0.47 0.52
Linoleic (C18:2n-6) 18.29 17.11 16.85 18.41 0.36 0.33
α-Linolenic (C18:3 n-3) 1.71 1.73 1.57 1.71 0.03 0.32
Stearidonic acid (C18:4n3) 0.92 0.89 0.85 0.97 0.01 0.162
EPA(C20:5 n-3) 0.91 b 0.97 b 2.19 a 1.69 a 0.15 0.001
DHA (C22:6 n-3) 1.11 b 1.19 b 2.40 a 2.20 a 0.15 < 0.001
Arachidonic acid(C20:4n6) 1.04 b 1.21 b 2.56 a 2.25 a 0.17 < 0.001
Total SFA 28.29 28.03 28.61 30.31 0.45 0.31
MUFA 23.78 23.51 24.04 22.03 0.47 0.49
PUFA 23.93 b 23.13 b 26.45 a 27.7 a 0.58 0.003
PUFA/SFA 0.84 0.82 0.92 0.91 0.02 0.24
Total n-3 FA 4.59 b 4.80 b 7.02 a 6.84 a 0.29 < 0.001

a–b Means within a row not sharing a common superscript differ significantly when (p < 0.05). SEM: standard error of mean; EPA: Eicosapentaenoic; DHA: Docosahexaenoic; SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; n-3 FA: omega-3 fatty acids; Group 1: control; Group 2: Chlorella vulgaris (CV)-supplemented group; Group 3: Spirulina platensis (SP)-supplemented group; Group 4: Amphora coffeaformis (AC)-supplemented group.