Research Article

Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation Leads to Downregulation of PPAR Transcription in Broiler Chickens and Reduction of Adipocyte Cellularity

Table 2

Fatty acid composition (g/kg feed) of experimental diets.

Fatty acidsStarter (1–21 days)Finisher (22–42 days)
CONLCLAHCLACONLCLAHCLA

C12:00.730.480.230.760.510.26
C14:03.191.690.193.231.720.22
C16:023.0015.728.4323.3416.068.78
C16:10.530.280.030.530.280.03
C18:02.7114.5226.322.8114.6226.42
C18:1n-929.7423.5317.3031.3325.1218.90
C18:2n-612.0010.058.0312.1810.208.20
C18:3n-30.790.540.290.820.570.32
cis-9, trans-11 CLA0.002.975.970.003.005.95
trans-10, cis-12 CLA 0.002.925.900.002.935.91
aTotal SFA29.6332.4135.1830.1332.9135.69
bTotal MUFA30.2723.8117.3431.8625.4018.94
cTotal n-3 PUFA0.790.540.290.820.570.32
dTotal n-6 PUFA12.0010.058.0312.1810.208.20
Total PUFA12.7910.598.3313.0010.778.52
en-6 : n-3FAR15.1618.5427.5314.7717.7525.27
PUFA : SFA0.430.330.240.430.330.24
fTotal CLA0.005.8911.860.005.9311.86

CON: control; LCLA: low conjugated linoleic acid; HCLA: high conjugated linoleic acid.
aTotal SFA = sum of C12:0 + C14:0 + C16:0 + C18:0.
bTotal MUFA = sum of C16:1 + C18:1n-9.
cTotal n-3 PUFA = sum of C18:3n-3.
dTotal n-6 PUFA = sum of C18:2n-6.
en-6 : n-3 fatty acid ratio (FAR) = sum of C18:2n-6 ÷ sum of C18:3n-3.
fTotal CLA = sum of cis-9, trans-11 CLA + trans-10, cis-12 CLA.