Table 2. Fatty acid composition of the basal diet

Fatty acid % of total fatty acids
Myristic acid (C14:0) 1.617
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 25.67
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 3.52
Stearic acid (18:0) 10.20
Oleic acid (18:1) 44.03
Linoleic acid (18:2) 13.20
Linolenic acid (18:3) 1.570
Arachidonic acid (20:4) 0.103
∑SFA1 37.49
∑MUFA1 47.55
∑PUFA1 14.87
SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.