*3.1. Feed Analysis*

While all experimental diets were formulated to be isocaloric (3080 kcal/kg metabolizable energy) and isonitrogenous (18% crude protein), chemical analysis was conducted to determine the fatty acid profile of the experimental diets. There were no differences in the levels of crude total fat or gross energy between experimental feed samples (Table 2). In contrast, the control diet had significantly greater amounts of stearic acid and palmitic acid (*p* < 0.01) levels in comparison to the other treatment groups (Table 2). Moreover, the control diet had the greatest percentage of total cholesterol in comparison to the other dietary treatment groups. The HOPN diet contained the highest percentage of oleic fatty acid content of all the diets, followed by the OA diet, with the control diet having the lowest oleic fatty acid content (*p* < 0.05; Table 2).
