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.