ORIGINAL PAPER
The effects of n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid
ratios on serum protein and immunoglobulins
in the Yangzhou goose
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College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University,
Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, 225009, P.R. China
Publication date: 2012-06-19
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M. Z. Wang
College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University,
Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, 225009, P.R. China
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2012;21(2):383-391
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ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)
ratios on serum protein and immunoglobulins in growing geese. One hundred and sixty healthy
Yangzhou geese were randomly divided into 4 groups: diets were designed as 12:1, 9:1, 6:1, and
3:1, respectively, by varying dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios. Protein and immunoglobulin levels were
measured on d 42, d 56, and d 70. The experimental results showed that total protein was highest
in group 6:1 on d 42 (P<0.05), albumin, in group 12:1 on d 56 (P<0.05), and globulin, in group 6:1
on d 42 (P<0.05). No significant difference was detected in the albumin/globulin ratio (A/G ratio)
among groups (P>0.05); however, the numerical value of the A/G ratio of group 3:1 was higher than
in any of the other groups at all sampling ages. On d 56 and 70, IgA and IgM were highest in group
3:1, whereas IgG was highest in group 6:1, and these values were significantly higher than in the
other groups (P<0.05). Overall, diets containing low n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios could increase the serum
A/G ratio, IgA, IgG, and IgM, in the Yangzhou goose on days 56 and 70.
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