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Table 6 The output-input difference of fatty acids and carbon from fatty acids, g/d

From: Impact of dietary fat levels and fatty acid composition on milk fat synthesis in sows at peak lactation

Items

Low fat (3%)

High fat (8%)1

Fat sources (8%)2

SEM

P-value3

CO

OFO

FO

SO

Fat level

Fat source

C8

-0.2*

-36.1

-18.2b

-125.6c

-0.6a

-0.1a

1.09

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

C10

1.7*

-2.5

-15.5b

1.9a

2.0a

1.8a

0.26

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

C12

1.4*

-26.0

-109.3b

1.3a

2.0a

1.9a

2.91

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

C14

25.8

18.9

13.3b

20.5ab

15.4ab

26.3a

3.79

0.09

0.12

C16

215.9

223.2

265.1a

226.6ab

182.9b

218.1ab

19.16

0.72

0.04

C18

85.5

101.3

131.0a

135.8a

80.7ab

57.6b

22.35

0.51

0.06

C20

3.3*

-10.4

4.4a

-17.3b

-34.5c

5.8a

1.32

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

C22

0.8*

-20.7

0.7a

-28.7c

-51.7d

-3.1b

1.04

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

C24

0.2*

-0.8

≈0.1a

-0.9c

-1.8d

-0.4b

0.08

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Odd-chain fatty acids

2.3

2.4

3.3a

2.3b

2.1b

1.9b

0.30

0.85

0.01

SFA

174.1

132.6

65.1b

83.8b

169.4a

212.0a

20.18

0.06

 < 0.001

MUFA

185.2

151.5

233.3a

156.0b

58.8c

157.9b

20.46

0.13

 < 0.001

PUFA

-21.8

-33.8

-22.5a

-22.9a

-30.8a

-58.8b

8.38

0.18

0.02

Total FA (endogenous FA)

335*

235

274

196

161

308

42.5

0.03

0.08

Total FA-derived carbon

262

200

222

182

157

239

32.2

0.08

0.29

  1. CO Coconut oil, OFO Octanoic acid plus fish oil, FO Fish oil, SO Sunflower oil, SFA Saturated fatty acids, MUFA Mono-unsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Poly-unsaturated fatty acids, FA Fatty acid
  2. 1 This column presents the mean value of high-fat groups from the contrast between low-fat group and four high-fat groups
  3. 2 The low-fat group is excluded from the statistical analysis of fat sources
  4. 3 Each treatment contained 8 replicates (n = 8)
  5. * Significant differences between fat levels are marked with an asterisk in the low-fat column (P ≤ 0.05)
  6. a–d Significant differences between the fat sources are marked with different superscripts (P ≤ 0.05)