ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (6): 1054-1065.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2017.06.010

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Effects of Dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA Ratio on the Body Fat Deposition,Body Fatty Acid Composition and Serum Biochemical Parameters in Male Arctic Foxes during the Winter Fur-growing Period

ZHONG Wei, ZHANG Ting, LUO Jing, WANG Zhuo, YUE Zhi-gang, LIU Xue-qing, LI Guang-yu*   

  1. Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Special Economic Animal Molecular Biology, Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China
  • Received:2017-01-13 Online:2017-06-23 Published:2017-06-23

Abstract:

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio on body fat deposition, body fatty acid composition and serum biochemical parameters of male Arctic foxes during the winter fur-growing period. Forty-eight male Arctic foxes of 157-day-old with average body weight of(5 658±47)g were randomly divided into 4 groups with 12 replicates per group and 1 fox per replicate, and they were fed experimental diets containing n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio for 3,18, 41,136, respectively. The composition and proportion of oil were 12% fish oil and 2% soybean oil (Group Ⅰ), 9.38% corn oil and 4.62% soybean oil (Group Ⅱ), 12% corn oil and 2% soybean oil (Group Ⅲ), 1.5% fish oil and 12.5% corn oil (Group Ⅳ), respectively. The experiment was 7 days for adaption and 40 days for trial period. The results showed as follows: 1) Dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio extremely significantly affected hepatic somatic index(P<0.01), but no significant effect on hepatic fat content, liver fat percentage, subcutaneous fat weight and subcutaneous fat percentage(P>0.05) during the winter fur-growing period. The hepatic somatic index in group Ⅳ was extremely significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ and Ⅲ (P>0.01), while no significant difference between group Ⅰ and Ⅳ (P>0.05). 2) Dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio extremely significantly or significantly affected SFA, MUFA, PUFA, n-3 and n-6 contents in intramuscular fat (P<0.01 or P<0.05) in Arctic fox. SFA in intramuscular fat in group Ⅰ was significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ (P<0.05),while there were no significant difference among group Ⅰ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ (P>0.05). MUFA in intramuscular fat in group I was significantly higher than that in group Ⅲ and Ⅳ (P<0.05),while there was no significant difference between group Ⅰ and Ⅱ (P>0.05).PUFA in intramuscular fat in group Ⅱ was extremely significantly higher than that in group Ⅰ and Ⅳ (P<0.01), while there was no significant difference between group Ⅱ and Ⅲ (P>0.05). n-3 in intramuscular fat in group Ⅰ and Ⅲ were extremely significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ and Ⅳ (P<0.01). n-6 in intramuscular fat in group Ⅲ was extremely significantly higher than that in group Ⅰ and Ⅳ (P<0.01),while there was no significant difference between group Ⅲ and Ⅱ (P>0.05).Dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio extremely significantly affected MUFA, PUFA, n-3 and n-6 contents in subcutaneous fat (P<0.01), but no significant effect on SFA (P>0.05). MUFA in subcutaneous fat in group Ⅰ was extremely significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ(P<0.01). PUFA in subcutaneous fat in group Ⅱ and Ⅲ was extremely significantly higher than that in group Ⅰ and Ⅳ(P<0.01). n-3 in subcutaneous fat in group Ⅰ and Ⅲ was extremely significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ and Ⅳ(P<0.01). n-6 in subcutaneous fat in group Ⅱ was extremely significantly higher than that in group Ⅰ and Ⅳ(P<0.01), while there was no significant difference between group Ⅱ and Ⅲ (P>0.05). 3) Dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio significantly affected the serum HDL-C, LDL-C and complement 4(P<0.05), but no significant effect on serum TG,TC,GLU, IgA, IgM, IgG, complement 3, TNF and IL-2(P>0.05). Serum HDL-C in group Ⅰ was significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ (P<0.05). Serum LDL-C in group Ⅰ was significantly higher than that in group Ⅲ and Ⅳ(P<0.05),while there was no significant difference between group Ⅰ and Ⅱ(P>0.05).Serum C4 in group IV was significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ and Ⅲ(P<0.05),while there was no significant difference between group Ⅳ and Ⅰ (P>0.05). The ratio of n-6/n-3 PUFA is 41 (12% corn oil + 2% soybean oil),the hepatic somatic index is reduced,UFA in intramuscular fat and subcutaneous fat are mobilized,more SFA is deposed and serum lipid level is reduced,which make Arctic fox more healthy.

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