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Table 2 Fatty acid profilea of supplement fed to pregnant ewes

From: Effects of maternal dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and methionine during late gestation on fetal growth, DNA methylation, and mRNA relative expression of genes associated with the inflammatory response, lipid metabolism and DNA methylation in placenta and offspring’s liver in sheep

Fatty acid

Supplementb, c

FA, %

C8:0+C10:0+C12:0

0.12

C14:0

5.99

C16:0

22.01

C16:1

7.40

C18:0

7.47

C18:1 c9

17.46

C18:1 other

4.51

C18:2

2.69

C20:0

0.34

C20:1

0.84

C18:3n-3

0.94

C22:0

0.35

C22:1

1.38

C20:3n-3

0.51

C20:4n-6

0.00

C20:5n-3

9.19

C22:6n-3

7.00

Other

12.15

  1. a% of total fatty acids of Ca salts containing polyunsaturated fatty acids of supplement fed to pregnant ewes during the last 50 days of gestion
  2. bCa salts of polyunsaturated fatty acids containing EPA and DHA (FA; StrataG113, Virtus Nutrition LLC, Corcoran, CA)
  3. cFatty acid profiles evaluated using the methods of Weiss and Wyatt [36]