Table 1. Statistics of the fatty acid content (%) of F2 crossbred chickens at 10 weeks of age

Trait Max Min Mean SD
C10:0 0.99 0 0.10 0.11
C12:0 0.74 0 0.08 0.05
C14:0 0.95 0.03 0.28 0.10
C14:1 0.15 0 0.04 0.03
C16:0 25.77 12.63 19.85 1.93
C16:1 5.58 0.08 1.27 0.74
C17:1 0.25 0 0.02 0.05
C18:0 20.68 9.02 13.57 1.66
C18:1t 4.15 0 0.27 0.17
C18:1n-7 5.22 0.25 2.66 0.39
C18:1n-9 38.13 10.2 21.96 4.99
C18:2t 0.71 0 0.13 0.05
C18:2n-6 26.28 0.05 13.09 1.82
C18:3t 4.54 0 0.79 0.72
C18:3n-3 5.86 0 0.26 0.28
C18:3n-6 0.97 0 0.08 0.06
C20:0 0.8 0.12 0.23 0.07
C20:1 1.59 0.08 0.26 0.10
C20:2 1.71 0.04 0.41 0.12
C20:3n-3 0.15 0 0.01 0.02
C20:3n-6 1.77 0 1.03 0.23
C20:4n-6 31.62 0.21 17.87 5.03
C22:0 1.19 0 0.42 0.18
C20:5n-3 1.09 0 0.12 0.07
C22:1n-9 1.03 0 0.10 0.05
C22:2n-6 0.54 0 0.01 0.02
C22:5n-3 3.19 0.01 1.25 0.33
C22:6n-3 5.4 0.52 2.92 0.79
C24:0 1.05 0.05 0.28 0.12
C24:1n-9 3.95 0.01 0.43 0.19
SFA 52.17 21.85 34.81 1.48
MUFA 60.05 10.62 27.02 5.75
PUFA 83.83 0.83 37.97 5.75
ω-3 15.69 0.53 4.57 1.06
ω-6 61.18 0.26 32.07 4.75
P/S ratio 1.87 0.56 1.09 0.18
ω-6/ω-3 ratio 18.27 3.56 7.29 1.46
Each quantified fatty acid content was divided by the total fatty acid value and calculated as a percentage.
SFA, total saturated fatty acids; MUFA, total monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, total polyunsaturated fatty acids; ω-3, total omega-3; ω-6, total omega-6; P/S ratio, ratio between PUFA and SFA; ω-6/ω-3 ratio, ratio between ω-6 and ω-3.