Table 4 Fatty acid composition (% of total identified fatty acids) in PUFAcoat DBS blood spot samples for broiler, cross and layer line males fed the same commercial broiler diet formulation at d 14 post hatch

Total SFA

43.7 ± 0.7

43.05 ± 0.3

46.0 ± 1.2

Palmitic acid C₁₆

24. ± 0.52

22.5 ± 0.18

23.9 ± 1.78

Stearic acid C₁₈

14.9 ± 0.39^b

16.16 ± 0.21^ab

17.07 ± 0.51^a

TFA

0.85 ± 0.03^b

0.93 ± 0.05^b

1.1 ± 0.06^a

Total MUFA

33.55 ± 0.33^a

28.55 ± 0.65^b

23.63 ± 0.60^c

Palmitoleic acid (C₁₆1n-7)

4.19 ± 0.17^a

2.55 ± 0.07^b

1.69 ± 0.13^c

Oleic acid (C₁₈1n-9)

26.53 ± .25^a

23.08 ± 0.65^b

19.36 ± 0.50^c

Vaccenic acid (C₁₈1n-7)

1.96 ± 0.05^ab

2.11 ± 0.06^a

1.78 ± 0.10^b

Total PUFAn-3

2.84 ± 0.13^b

3.58 ± 0.18^a

3.66 ± 0.25^a

α-Linolenic (C₁₈n-3)

0.69 ± 0.02

0.71 ± 0.03

0.63 ± 0.03

Eicosapentanoic (C₂₂5n-3)

0.133 ± 0.01

0.35 ± 0.04

0.31 ± 0.03

Docosahexanoic (C₂₂6n-3)

1.59 ± 0.09^b

2.2 ± 0.14^a

2.4 ± 0.18^a

Total PUFAn-6

19.06 ± 0.43^v

23.86 ± .059^b

25.62 ± 1.1^a

Linoleic (C₁₈2n-6)

16.38 ± 0.36^b

19.45 ± 0.33^a

19.72 ± 0.72^a

Arachidonic (C₂₀4n-6)

1.26 ± 0.05^c

2.6 ± 0.23^b

4.06 ± 0.35^a

n-6: n-3 ratio

6.82

6.68

7.14

(MUFA + PUFA): SFA

1.27

1.30

1.18

PUFA: SFA

0.51^b

0.64^a

0.65^a