Table 3. Heritability of the fatty acid content (%) of F2 crossbred chickens

Trait Heritability
C10:0 0.033
C12:0 0.071
C14:0 0.189
C14:1 0.192
C16:0 0.193
C16:1 0.250
C17:1 0.077
C18:0 0.215
C18:1t 0.004
C18:1n-7 0.416
C18:1n-9 0.238
C18:2t 0.060
C18:2n-6 0.310
C18:3t 0.000
C18:3n-3 0.156
C18:3n-6 0.136
C20:0 0.238
C20:1 0.073
C20:2 0.279
C20:3n-3 0.116
C20:3n-6 0.277
C20:4n-6 0.155
C22:0 0.105
C20:5n-3 0.291
C22:1n-9 0.126
C22:2n-6 0.000
C22:5n-3 0.206
C22:6n-3 0.229
C24:0 0.213
C24:1n-9 0.238
Each quantified fatty acid content was divided by the total fatty acid value and calculated as a percentage.