Meta-regression of the relationship between dietary 18C n-3 concentration and enrichment of n-3 fatty acids in liver and breast muscle of broiler chickens.

ABSTRACT: The long-chain n-3 fatty acids (FA) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have human health benefits, and many experiments have investigated the ability of plant n-3 sources to enrich n-3 FA in broiler meat. A meta-regression was conducted to evaluate the relationship between dietary 18-carbon n-3 FA content and the deposition of EPA, docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), and DHA in broiler breast and liver tissue. Bivariate regression of total diet 18-carbon n-3 and tissue FA profile was modeled with the random effect of experiment and the partial R² was calculated. Increasing 18C n-3 FA in the diet quadratically increased the log₁₀ concentration of all n-3 FA in breast tissue. The strongest relationship was found for breast alpha-linolenic (partial R

SUBMITTER: Ali U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12434565 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature