Research Article

The Effect of Feeding Laying Hens with Nonindustrial Hemp Seed on the Fatty Acid Profile, Cholesterol Level, and Tocopherol Composition of Egg Yolk

Table 3

Effect of Moroccan nonindustrial hemp seed incorporation in the diet of laying hens on fatty acid profile of egg yolk during the experimental period.

Day 28Day 56Day 84
ControlHS-10%HS-20%HS-30%ControlHS-10%HS-20%HS-30%ControlHS-10%HS-20%HS-30%

C8:0
C11:0
C12:0
C14:0
C14:1
C15:0
C15:1
C16:0
C16:1n9
C16:1n73
C17:0
C17:1
C18:0
C18:1n9
C18:1n7
C18:2n6t
C18:2n6 (LA)
C18:3n6 (GLA)
C18:3n3 (ALA)
C20:0
C20:1n9
C20:2n6
C21:0
C20:3n6
C20:4n6 (ARA)
C20:3n3
C22:0
C22:1n9
20:5n3 (EPA)
C22:2n6
C24:0
C24:1n9NDNDNDNDND
22:6n3 (DHA)

Day 28: Week 28; day 56: week 32; day 84: week 36; HS-10%: hemp seed 10%; HS-20%: hemp seed 20%; HS-30%: hemp seed 30%; %: . Significant differences () between means are shown with different lowercase letters (a–h).