Table 6. Reproductive performance of ewes fed 3% and 6% saturated fatty acid (SFA) or linseed oil (LO; n-3 enriched source) before and after laparoscopic insemination, respectively
| Indices | Experimental groups | p-value |
| Control | LO | SFA |
| Conception rate, % (n) | 60 (18/30) | 43.33 (13/30) | 50 (15/30) | 0.43 |
| Lambing rate, % (n) | 50 (15/30) | 40 (12/30) | 43.33 (13/30) | 0.73 |
| Abortion rate, % (n) | 16.66 (3/18) | 7.69 (1/13) | 13.33 (2/15) | 0.76 |
| Litter size, % (n) | 180 (27/15) | 141 (17/12) | 176 (23/13) | 0.54 |
| Reproductive rate, % (n) | 90 (27/30)a | 56.66 (17/30)b | 76.66 (23/30)ab | 0.020 |
| Twining rate, % (n) | 40 (6/15) | 41.66 (5/12) | 30.77 (4/13) | 0.83 |
| Triplet rate, % (n) | 20 (3/15) | 0 (0/12) | 23.08 (3/13) | 0.47 |
| Female lamb rate, % (n) | 44.44 (12/27) | 52.94 (9/17) | 60.87 (14/23) | 0.50 |
| Male lamb rate, % (n) | 55.56 (15.27) | 47.06 (8/17) | 39.13 (9/23) | 0.50 |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.86 | 3.61 | 4.12 | 0.19 |
| Pregnancy length (day) | 149.18 | 149.82 | 149.54 | 0.32 |
Different superscripts in the same row indicate a significant difference.