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Table 6 Effect of FO and GL supplementation on plasma concentrations of selected fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) as a % of total FAME

From: Effect of supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and/or β-glucans on performance, feeding behaviour and immune status of Holstein Friesian bull calves during the pre- and post-weaning periods

 

Fish oil (FO)

β-Glucans (GL)

Timingc

P-valuea

+

SED

+

SED

1

2

SED

FO

GL

T

FO × GL

FO × T

FO × GL × T

C16

15.1

20.5

1.70

18.2

17.5

1.70

13.0

22.6

1.70

0.003

0.684

<.0001

0.074

ns

0.0321

C16:1

16.7

14.7

1.40

14.9

16.5

1.36

22.2

9.2

1.50

0.168

0.257

<.0001

ns

ns

ns

C18

8.0

8.2

0.68

8.6

7.7

0.68

5.7

10.6

0.68

0.817

0.193

<.0001

0.015

0.053

0.0388

C18:1n-9c

7.3

6.8

0.57

7.2

7.0

0.57

6.8

7.3

0.57

0.459

0.721

0.442

ns

ns

ns

C18:2n-6c

22.0

12.0

1.09

18.2

15.9

1.09

7.9

26.2

1.09

<.0001

0.038

<.0001

ns

<.0001

ns

C20 + C20:1

1.3

1.5

0.20

1.3

1.5

0.21

1.8

1.0

0.21

0.203

0.240

0.001

ns

ns

ns

C22:1n-9c + 20:3n-6

1.0

1.4

0.22

1.1

1.2

0.21

1.2

1.1

0.22

0.128

0.668

0.612

ns

0.035

ns

EPA

0.938

5.616

1.02

4.056

5.617

0.807

ndb

7.2

2.94

0.0003

0.166

<.0001

ns

<.0001

ns

DHA

0.010

0.830

0.05

1.045

0.401

0.34

nd

1.1

<.0001

0.338

ns

0.001

ns

  1. aNo significant GL × Timing interactions observed (P > 0.05). Interactions are described in the text when significant
  2. bNon detectable
  3. cBlood sample timing; Timing 1 = d 0 (pre-supplementation), Timing 2 = d 29