Table 2 Fatty acid composition (% of total fatty acids) in the liver of tilapia fed the basal diet un-supplemented (control), or supplemented with 1% Arg, or 2% Arg for 56 days¹

0.03 ± 0.00

0.02 ± 0.00

0.04 ± 0.01

0.055

1.70 ± 0.06^a

1.44 ± 0.02^b

1.49 ± 0.05^b

0.033

0.07 ± 0.01^b

0.07 ± 0.00^b

0.10 ± 0.00^a

0.006

21.26 ± 0.16

21.20 ± 0.29

21.13 ± 0.17

0.935

0.23 ± 0.01^b

0.23 ± 0.00^b

0.29 ± 0.01^a

0.003

11.61 ± 0.09

11.40 ± 0.23

12.06 ± 0.27

0.267

0.21 ± 0.01^a

0.18 ± 0.00^b

0.15 ± 0.01^b

0.014

1.55 ± 0.11

1.90 ± 0.04

1.74 ± 0.06

0.084

0.20 ± 0.01^a

0.16 ± 0.00^b

0.12 ± 0.00^c

0.004

0.13 ± 0.00

0.12 ± 0.00

0.11 ± 0.00

0.086

0.57 ± 0.05

0.52 ± 0.01

0.55 ± 0.01

0.639

37.57 ± 0.23

37.23 ± 0.47

37.77 ± 0.33

0.694

0.02 ± 0.00

0.02 ± 0.00

0.01 ± 0.00

0.422

1.56 ± 0.05^a

1.69 ± 0.07^a

1.26 ± 0.05^b

0.011

36.49 ± 0.42^a

33.57 ± 0.39^b

27.18 ± 0.09^c

0.000

1.65 ± 0.22

1.87 ± 0.01

1.20 ± 0.02

0.062

0.05 ± 0.00^b

0.09 ± 0.00^a

0.05 ± 0.00^b

0.000

0.12 ± 0.01^b

0.10 ± 0.00^b

0.23 ± 0.01^a

0.000

39.89 ± 0.61^a

37.33 ± 0.43^b

29.94 ± 0.11^c

0.000

0.76 ± 0.04

0.76 ± 0.03

0.97 ± 0.06

0.073

0.27 ± 0.01^b

0.26 ± 0.01^b

0.39 ± 0.01^a

0.001

0.04 ± 0.00^b

0.04 ± 0.00^b

0.07 ± 0.00^a

0.001

3.23 ± 0.07^c

4.05 ± 0.04^b

7.08 ± 0.23^a

0.000

4.30 ± 0.11^c

5.11 ± 0.08^b

8.51 ± 0.18^a

0.000

13.28 ± 0.43^b

15.32 ± 0.72^ab

16.48 ± 0.24^a

0.028

1.68 ± 0.08

1.48 ± 0.02

1.54 ± 0.06

0.259

3.25 ± 0.13^b

3.49 ± 0.05^b

5.73 ± 0.14^a

0.000

0.03 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.00

0.04 ± 0.00

0.702

18.24 ± 0.30^b

20.33 ± 0.79^b

23.78 ± 0.42^a

0.003

22.55 ± 0.39^c

25.44 ± 0.86^b

32.29 ± 0.40^a

0.000

4.24 ± 0.06^a

3.97 ± 0.10^a

2.80 ± 0.09^b

0.000