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Table 4 Effect of different sources of Ω-3 fatty acids on nutrient digestibility in PCOS induced rats

From: Impact of different omega-3 fatty acid sources on lipid, hormonal, blood glucose, weight gain and histopathological damages profile in PCOS rat model

Parameters %

Treatments

 

NC

PC

SO

FO

F

DM

75.40 ± 1.16

74.46 ± 0.81

75.27 ± 1.05

74.23 ± 1.31

74.98 ± 1.45

CP

74.26 ± 1.08

74.06 ± 1.00

73.56 ± 1.25

73.94 ± 1.39

74.34 ± 1.09

EE

86.54 ± 1.47

85.68 ± 1.25

85.13 ± 1.17

84.34 ± 1.16

84.23 ± 1.17

CF

36.42 ± 1.23

37.63 ± 1.16

38.12 ± 1.18

38.78 ± 1.32

38.12 ± 1.11

  1. Negative control (NC); Positive control (PC); Synthetic Ω-3 (SO 300 mg/kg); Flaxseed oil (FO
  2. 300 mg/kg); Fish oil (F 300 mg/kg); Dry matter (DM); Crude protein (CP); Ether extract (EE) and Crude
  3. fiber (CF)
  4. DM, Dry matter; CP, Crude protein; EE, Ether extract and CF, Crude fiber