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Table 5 Fatty acid compositions (percentage of total fatty acids) of the reference (REF) and functional (CMS1 and CMS2) feeds

From: Effects of functional feeds on the lipid composition, transcriptomic responses and pathology in heart of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) before and after experimental challenge with Piscine Myocarditis Virus (PMCV)

Fatty acid

REF

CMS1

CMS2

Saturated

19.96

26.62

25.83

Mounsaturated

56.64

36.42

36.08

18:2n-6

8.38

4.94

5.55

20:3n-6

0.15

0.30

0.30

20:4n-6

0.18

0.64

0.66

n-6 PUFA

9.50

6.91

7.16

18:3n-3

3.11

1.27

1.31

20:5n-3

3.51

13.66

13.38

22:6n-3

4.77

8.41

8.45

n-3 PUFA

13.28

27.55

27.79

PUFA

23.40

36.97

38.09

n-3/n-6

1.40

3.98

3.88

EPA/ARA

19.35

21.40

20.20

% Lipid

25.60

17.30

16.46

  1. ARA, Arachidonic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.