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. 2022 Jul 12;12(14):1789. doi: 10.3390/ani12141789

Table 2.

Proximate composition, concentration of Se, α-, γ + β-, and δ-tocopherol, MDA, and antioxidant capacity of lipid- (ACL) and water- (ACW) soluble compounds and the fatty acid (FA) composition of the finisher experimental diets.

Component Diets
NRC AVI AVI + vitE AVI + vitC AVI + Se AVI + ECSe
Dry matter (g/kg) 893 893 893 894 894 896
Crude protein (g/kg) 198 199 194 190 195 194
Crude fat (g/kg) 80.1 78.6 78.8 80.2 78.4 81.7
Crude ash (g/kg) 49.8 49.1 47.0 48.6 49.6 51.2
Crude fiber (g/kg) 28.2 27.7 28.1 30.2 26.2 25.9
Se (mg/kg) 0.14 0.25 0.21 0.23 0.46 0.48
Tocopherol isomers
α-tocopherol (mg/kg) 18.6 62.7 226 62.8 60.7 242
γ + β-tocopherol (mg/kg) 25.6 25.6 26.1 23.3 23.2 25.8
δ-tocopherol (mg/kg) 1.35 1.42 1.35 1.39 1.42 1.22
ACL, ACW, MDA
ACL (µmol/kg) 0.50 0.48 0.50 0.49 0.50 0.60
ACW (µmol/kg) 1.38 0.87 0.79 0.86 0.68 0.79
MDA (nmol/g) 1.30 1.40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.50
Fatty acid composition 1 (g of FA/100 g FAs)
C16:0 21.0 21.1 20.9 21.2 21.1 20.2
∑ C16:1 2 0.25 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.26
C18:0 37.7 37.8 37.7 38.1 37.8 38.4
∑ C18:1 2 33.3 33.2 33.7 32.9 33.3 33.7
C18:2 n-6 2.36 2.28 2.25 2.27 2.27 2.29
C18:3 n-3 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.41 0.40
Sum of SFA 3 25.9 25.9 25.7 26.1 25.9 24.9
Sum of MUFA 4 38.4 38.5 38.4 38.8 38.5 39.08
Sum of PUFA 5 35.7 35.5 35.9 35.2 35.6 36.0
n-3 PUFA 5 2.36 2.28 2.25 2.27 2.27 2.29
n-6 PUFA 5 33.3 33.3 33.7 32.9 33.3 33.7
n-6/n-3 PUFA 5 14.2 14.6 14.9 14.5 14.7 14.7

NRC = recommended levels of NRC, no supplementation, AVI = recommended levels of Aviagen, no supplementation, AVI + vitE = AVI + 200 IU DL-α-tocopheryl acetate/kg feed, AVI + vitC = AVI + 250 mg vitamin C/kg feed, AVI + Se = AVI + 0.2 mg Se/kg feed, AVI + ECSe = AVI + vitE + vitC + Se. 1 Values represent means of 2 analyses per sample. Only the prevalent and dietary important fatty acids are listed. 2 Sum of isomers. 3 Saturated fatty acid. 4 Monounsaturated fatty acid. 5 Polyunsaturated fatty acid.