Effect of Dietary Source on Rabbit Male Reproduction

Table 2

FA profile of the control and -enriched diets.

	Control (% of total FA)	FLAX (% of total FA)	FISH (% of total FA)	Pooled SE
SFA	19.80^a	15.40^a	38.10^b	1.82
MUFA	17.40	15.80	14.50	0.87
PUFA	62.80^a	68.80^a	47.40^b	5.12
LA	50.45^b	22.30^a	20.50^a	2.11
ALA	11.15^a	45.80^b	18.50^a	1.42
LC PUFA	—	—	10.50	1.00
EPA	—	—	3.50	0.21
DHA	—	—	4.20	0.28
	51.45^b	22.80^a	21.00^a	2.35
	11.35^a	46.00^c	26.40^b	1.55
/	4.53^b	0.50^a	0.80^a	0.01

a, b, and c on the same line means . Legend: SFA—saturated fatty acids; MUFA—monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA—polyunsaturated fatty acids; LA—linoleic acid; ALA—α-linolenic acid; LC PUFA—long-chain PUFA; EPA—eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA—docosahexaenoic acid.