Table 3: Milk yield at d 7/8 and 15/16 and fatty acid (FA) composition at d 10 after delivery in rats fed either olive oil diet (OOD) or fish oil diet (FOD) during pregnancy and lactation.
OOD | FOD | p | |
Milk intake (mL/pup/d) | |||
d 7/8 of lactation | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | NS |
d 15/16 of lactation | 0.51 ± 0.03 | 0.39 ± 0.01 | < 0.01 |
Fatty acids (g/100 g FA) | |||
Total saturated | 32.6 ± 1.3 | 41.9 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
18:1 (n-9) OA | 56.1 ± 1.1 | 22.4 ± 0.6 | < 0.001 |
Total MUFA | 59.4 ± 1.2 | 38.0 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
18:2 (n-6) LA | 4.82 ± 0.25 | 3.82 ± 0.28 | < 0.05 |
20:4 (n-6) AA | 0.94 ± 0.08 | 0.55 ± 0.03 | < 0.001 |
Total n-6 FA | 6.7 ± 0.3 | 4.8 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
20:5 (n-3) EPA | 0.78 ± 0.37 | 4.48 ± 0.16 | < 0.0001 |
22:6 (n-3) DHA | 0.17 ± 0.01 | 7.43 ± 0.26 | < 0.0001 |
Total n-3 FA | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 15.3 ± 0.5 | < 0.0001 |
Values are mean ± SE of 5-6 rats/group.
OOD: Olive oil diet; FOD: Fish oil diet; FA: Fatty acids; MUFA: Monounsaturated fatty acids.