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Table 4 Plasma and egg yolk cholesterol, and fatty acid profiles following treatments supplemented with different postbiotic metabolite combinations

From: Effects of feeding different postbiotic metabolite combinations produced by Lactobacillus plantarumstrains on egg quality and production performance, faecal parameters and plasma cholesterol in laying hens

  

Treatments

 

Parameters

Control

COM246

COM345

COM456

Plasma cholesterol (mg/dL)

171.83 ± 2.90a

155.54 ± 1.69b

157.91 ± 1.48b

145.24 ± 1.86c

Yolk weight(g)

16.41 ± 0.02

16.40 ± 0.03

16.41 ± 0.02

16.40 ± 0.03

Yolk cholesterol (mg/100 g)

1276.00 ± 6.33a

1226.00 ± 9.21b

1233.00 ± 8.87b

1202.00 ± 6.04c

Yolk cholesterol (mg/yolk)

209.65 ± 1.63a

201.84 ± 1.06b

202.43 ± 1.83b

197.22 ± 1.21c

Egg yolk fatty acid (%)

   

Mystiric acid (C14:0)

0.49 ± 0.03

0.49 ± 0.04

0.48 ± 0.02

0.46 ± 0.05

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

23.99 ± 0.51

23.79 ± 0.48

23.61 ± 0.55

23.66 ± 0.61

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1 n-9)

3.52 ± 0.42

3.39 ± 0.51

3.47 ± 0.44

3.40 ± 0.40

Stearic acid (C18:0)

8.41 ± 0.14

8.43 ± 0.17

8.49 ± 0.23

8.45 ± 0.16

Oleic acid (C18:1 n-9)

41.03 ± 1.15

41.16 ± 1.28

41.09 ± 1.49

41.40 ± 1.60

Linoleic acid (C18:2 n-6)

16.89 ± 0.87

16.88 ± 0.62

16.92 ± 0.71

16.48 ± 0.89

Linolenic acid (C18:3 n-3)

0.34 ± 0.02b

0.40 ± 0.02a

0.33 ± 0.04b

0.42 ± 0.02a

Eicosenoic acid (C20:1 n-9)

0.05 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

Eicosadienoic acidC20:2 n-6

0.31 ± 0.03b

0.32 ± 0.02b

0.38 ± 0.02a

0.31 ± 0.03b

Arachidonic acid (C20:4 n-6)

2.91 ± 0.33

2.77 ± 0.43

2.82 ± 0.35

2.77 ± 0.38

Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5 n-3)

1.07 ± 0.13

0.97 ± 0.14

1.07 ± 0.12

1.00 ± 0.11

Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6 n-3)

0.98 ± 0.08c

1.34 ± 0.09b

1.28 ± 0.06b

1.59 ± 0.11a

Total fatty acids

14787.10 ± 125.40

14811.90 ± 135.60

14852.8 ± 146.20

14799.90 ± 156.80

Saturated fatty acids (%)

32.89 ± 1.23

32.70 ± 1.44

32.58 ± 1.32

32.56 ± 1.08

Unsaturated fatty acids (%)

67.10 ± 1.29

67.29 ± 1.56

67.40 ± 1.87

67.44 ± 1.66

n-6:n-3 ratio

8.37 ± 0.27c

7.36 ± 0.32b

7.51 ± 0.27b

6.53 ± 0.28a

Unsaturated fatty acid: Saturated fatty acid ratio

2.03 ± 0.14

2.06 ± 0.13

2.07 ± 0.12

2.07 ± 0.13

Polyunsaturated fatty acid: Saturated fatty acid ratio

0.68 ± 0.04

0.69 ± 0.03

0.70 ± 0.04

0.69 ± 0.05

  1. 1 a-cMeans in the same row not sharing a common superscript are significantly different (P < 0.05); 2SEM: Data are means of 12 birds per treatment.