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Table 2 Age and weight of the dogs (mean ± SD) at baseline and at week 12 of experimental feeding as well as daily fatty acid (FA) intake per kg body weight in control (CONT), additive (ADD) and fish oil (FO) group.

From: Fatty acid patterns of dog erythrocyte membranes after feeding of a fish-oil based DHA-rich supplement with a base diet low in n-3 fatty acids versus a diet containing added n-3 fatty acids

 

CONT

ADD

FO

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (years)

2.2

1

2.1

0.3

2.3

0.5

Weight (kg) week 1

10.9

0.69

10.3

0.65

10.7

0.83

week 12

11.2

0.72

10.5

0.64

11.4

0.84

FA intake

      
 

mg/d/kg body weight

LA*1

483.3

516.1

742.5

AA†1

6.2

6.6

23.6

ALA‡2

70.2

75

36.8

SDA|

4.8

5.1

3.6

EPA2

-

11.9

34.5

DHA2

-

40.8

22.9

Total n-3

75.6

142.2

108.8

Total n-6

499.5

533.4

787.5

  1. The FA included for the calculation of total n-3 and total n-6 FA are listed in additional file 1.
  2. *LA, linoleic acid; †AA, arachidonic acid; ‡ALA, α-linolenic acid; | SDA, stearidonic acid; 1 n-6 FA 2 n-3 FA