Table 3. The association between genotypes and omega fatty acid composition with p-value less than 0.05

SNP (gene) Fatty acid SNP type n Mean (%) p-value
rs419199859 (FASN) C20:5 n-3 GA 17 0.430 ± 0.082 0.031
GG 38 0.288 ± 0.023
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rs41729173 (FABP4) C22:2 n-6 GG 3 0.099 ± 0.019 0.047
CG 19 0.123 ± 0.005
CC 33 0.100 ± 0.006
rs42187261 (FADS1) C20:4 n-6 AA 28 14.884 ± 0.437 0.044
AG 21 13.282 ± 0.690
GG 6 15.929 ± 0.847
rs136261927 (FADS1) C20:3 n-6/C20:4 n-6 AA 15 0.392 ± 0.018 0.027
GA 23 0.323 ± 0.021
GG 17 0.381 ± 0.020
SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; n, number of animals; FASN, fatty acid synthase; FABP, fatty acid binding protein; FADS, fatty acid desaturase.