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Table 2 Fatty acid composition of follicular fluid from different livestock

From: Role of functional fatty acids in modulation of reproductive potential in livestock

Fatty acid, %

Livestock

Prcine [69]

Cow [70]

Goat [71]

C16:0 (palmitic)

24.73

26.6–30.3

24.59

C18:0 (stearic)

15.5

22.8–28.8

22.66

C18:1 (oleic)

17.81

14.6–19.3

23.53

C18:2 (linoleic)

16.77

23.6–30.8

10.01

C18:3 (α-linolenic)

0.95

-

2.22

C20:3 (homogamma linolenic)

-

0.7–1.3

-

C20:4 (arachidonic)

10.8

1.8–3.5

5.92

C22:5 (eicosapentaenoic)

0.12

-

1.89

C22:6 (docosahexaenoic)

0.85

-

1.91