Table 8.
Fatty acid composition (% total fatty acids) of eggs of gilthead sea bream broodstock selected for high (HG) or low (LG) growth before feeding the experimental diets (HG, n = 2; LG, n = 2).
| Fatty Acid (%TFA) | High Growth (HG) | Low Growth (LG) | t-Test (p Value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:0 | 1.54 ± 0.29 | 1.55 ± 0.49 | 0.980 |
| 14:1n-7 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.391 |
| 14:1n-5 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.834 |
| 15:0 | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.07 | 0.696 |
| 16:0 ISO | 0.08 ± 0.08 | 0.09 ± 0.08 | 0.896 |
| 16:0 | 14.00 ± 0.89 | 16.23 ± 3.34 | 0.246 |
| 16:1n-7 | 3.10 ± 0.58 | 3.71 ± 0.53 | 0.175 |
| 16:1n-5 | 0.08 ± 0.03 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 1.000 |
| 16:2n-4 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.267 |
| 17:0 | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.628 |
| 16:3n-4 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.04 | 0.414 |
| 16:3n-3 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.304 |
| 16:3n-1 | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.344 |
| 16:4n-3 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.613 |
| 18:0 | 3.80 ± 0.50 | 4.45 ± 1.05 | 0.320 |
| 18:1n-9 | 27.78 ± 2.24 | 29.59 ± 4.46 | 0.506 |
| 18:1n-7 | 2.71 ± 0.39 | 2.80 ± 0.45 | 0.770 |
| 18:1n-5 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.211 |
| 18:2n-9 | 0.19 ± 0.02 b | 0.24 ± 0.01 a | 0.005 |
| 18.2n-6 | 12.29 ± 0.51 | 12.01 ± 1.07 | 0.655 |
| 18:2n-4 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 1.000 |
| 18:3n-6 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 0.161 |
| 18:3n-4 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.15 ± 0.04 | 0.704 |
| 18:3n-3 | 2.72 ± 0.16 a | 2.41 ± 0.18 b | 0.041 |
| 18:4n-3 | 0.47 ± 0.05 | 0.38 ± 0.11 | 0.217 |
| 18:4n-1 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.124 |
| 20:0 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | 0.758 |
| 20:1n-9 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.824 |
| 20:1n-7 | 0.98 ± 0.14 | 0.98 ± 0.21 | 0.970 |
| 20.1n-5 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 0.879 |
| 20:2n-9 | 0.09 ± 0.00 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.705 |
| 20:2n-6 | 0.47 ± 0.04 | 0.45 ± 0.07 | 0.681 |
| 20:3n-6 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.02 | 0.439 |
| 20:4n-6 | 0.68 ± 0.03 | 0.64 ± 0.08 | 0.418 |
| 20:3n-3 | 0.34 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.085 |
| 20:4n-3 | 0.73 ± 0.06 | 0.61 ± 0.15 | 0.182 |
| 20:5n-3 | 4.39 ± 0.54 | 3.63 ± 1.42 | 0.378 |
| 22:1n-11 | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 0.620 |
| 22:1n-9 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | 0.656 |
| 22:4n-6 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.320 |
| 22:5n-6 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.06 | 0.396 |
| 22:5n-3 | 2.30 ± 0.34 | 1.78 ± 0.78 | 0.289 |
| 22:6n-3 | 18.22 ± 3.43 | 14.90 ± 7.97 | 0.486 |
| Total Saturates | 19.80 ± 1.20 | 22.69 ± 4.56 | 0.265 |
| Total Monoenes | 35.43 ± 2.74 | 37.96 ± 5.62 | 0.459 |
| Total n-3 | 29.31 ± 4.29 | 24.19 ± 10.52 | 0.418 |
| Total n-6 | 14.22 ± 0.51 | 13.87 ± 1.09 | 0.574 |
| Total n-9 | 28.34 ± 2.26 | 30.20 ± 4.53 | 0.500 |
| Total n-3 LC-PUFA | 25.98 ± 4.30 | 21.24 ± 10.31 | 0.443 |
| EPA + DHA | 22.61 ± 3.92 | 18.53 ± 9.38 | 0.467 |
| ARA/EPA | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.06 | 0.307 |
| EPA/ARA | 6.50 ± 0.99 | 5.54 ± 1.65 | 0.359 |
| DHA/ARA | 27.01 ± 5.62 | 22.50 ± 10.19 | 0.476 |
| DHA/EPA | 4.14 ± 0.42 | 3.91 ± 0.68 | 0.596 |
| DHA/DPA | 7.89 ± 0.39 | 8.06 ± 1.02 | 0.775 |
| n-3/n-6 | 2.07 ± 0.37 | 1.79 ± 0.86 | 0.577 |
| n-6/n-3 | 0.49 ± 0.09 | 0.69 ± 0.34 | 0.346 |
| 20:2n-9/20:1n-9 | 0.57 ± 0.08 | 0.60 ± 0.07 | 0.579 |
| 18:3n-6/18:2n-6 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.182 |
| 20:3n-6/20:2n-6 | 0.47 ± 0.05 | 0.47 ± 0.08 | 0.959 |
| 18:4n-3/18:3n3 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.543 |
| 20:4n-3/20:3n-3 | 2.15 ± 0.23 | 1.96 ± 0.42 | 0.453 |
Means bearing different superscript letters differ significantly (p < 0.05, Independent sample t-test). The sample size of n = 2 is taken for the fatty acid analysis of egg samples of different broodstock groups.