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

Table 5

Effect of Moroccan nonindustrial hemp seed incorporation in the diet of laying hens on the sums and the ratio of fatty acids of egg yolk during the experimental period.

Day 28

Day 56

Day 84

Control

HS-10%

HS-20%

HS-30%

Control

HS-10%

HS-20%

HS-30%

Control

HS-10%

HS-20%

HS-30%

SFA

UFA

MUFA

PUFA

PUFA n-6

PUFA n-3

n-6/n-3

DFA

OFA

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%; SFA: saturated fatty acids; UFA: unsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; DFA: desirable fatty acids (C18:0+UFA); OFA: odd fatty acids; n-6: PUFA n-6; n-3: PUFA n-3. Significant differences () between means are shown with different lowercase letters (a–f).