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Table 4 Fatty acid composition of the supplements and the feed

From: An un-commissioned randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study to test the effect of deep sea fish oil as a pain reliever for dogs suffering from canine OA

Fatty acid

Fish oil g/100 g

Corn oil g/100 g

Food g/100 g

Omega-6

4.60

51.80

1.78

 18:2n-6 (LA)

1.30

51.80

1.74

 20:4n-6 (AA)

2.10

0.00

0.00

Omega-3

63.60

1.00

0.16

 18:3n-3 (ALA)

0.60

1.00

0.15

 20:5n-3 (EPA)

43.90

0.00

0.00

 22:5n-3 (DPA)

2.20

0.00

0.00

 22:6n-3 (DHA)

11.30

0.00

0.00

Other

   

 16:0 (sat.)(PA)

0.60

10.23

2.48

 16:1n-7(PO)

0.20

0.10

0.33

 18:0 (sat.)(ST)

4.60

1.80

1.13

 18:1n-9 (OL)

9.70

28.60

4.06

Total PUFA

69.50

52.80

1.96

Total MUF

16.40

29.50

4.50

Total SAF

6.40

12.80

3.86

Total unknown FA

2.50

0.00

0.00

  1. LA = Linolenic acid, DPA = Docosapentaenoic acid, PA = Palmitic acid, PO = Palmitoleic acid, ST = Steric acid, OL = Oleic acid, PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acids, MUF = Monounsaturated fat, SAF = Saturated fat. For rest of the FA nomenclature, see abbreviations.