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Table 5 Effects of supplementation with omega-3 PUFA and Met on fetal, and placental weight, and fetal plasma metabolitesd

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

 

Treatments

SEM

P valuesg

NS

MS

FS

FS-MS

L

M

L×M

Placental weighte, kg

3.2

2.4

2.7

2.9

0.35

0.98

0.42

0.16

Fetus weightf, kg

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.4

0.38

0.67

0.99

0.46

Liver weighte, g

122.9b

110.7c

113.8c

126.9a

3.70

0.36

0.91

< 0.01

Plasma NEFA, μEq/L

360.1

266.7

237.93

248.4

68.80

0.32

0.56

0.46

Plasma glucose, mg/dL

19.1

12.5

12.6

13.5

3.39

0.43

0.41

0.29

  1. a,b,cValues with different superscript differ with a P value ≤0.05
  2. dData is presented as a least square means ± standard error of the mean (SEM)
  3. eFetus weight was used as a covariable
  4. fNumber of fetuses was used as a covariable
  5. gL = lipid effect of FA supplementation in the dam diet, M = methionine effect of ME supplementation in the dam, L×M = lipid and methionine effect of FA-ME supplementation in the dam
  6. FS Fatty acid, FS-MS Fatty acids, and methionine supplementation, MS Methionine supplementation, Met Methionine, NEFA Non-esterified fatty acids, NS Basal diet with no supplementation, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

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