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- Title
Role of Long Chain Fatty Acids in Developmental Programming in Ruminants.
- Authors
Roque-Jiménez, José Alejandro; Rosa-Velázquez, Milca; Pinos-Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Vicente-Martínez, Jorge Genaro; Mendoza-Cervantes, Guillermo; Flores-Primo, Argel; Lee-Rangel, Héctor Aarón; Relling, Alejandro E.; Alves, Susana
- Abstract
Simple Summary: The objective of the current review is to provide a broad perspective on developmental program aspects of dietary n-3 FA supplementation in ruminants during pre-conception, conception, pregnancy, early life, including its effects on production, lipid metabolism, and health of the offspring. Offspring growth and metabolism could change depending on the FA profile and the stage of gestation when the dam is supplemented. Despite this extended review we are highlighting areas that we consider that there is a lack of information. Nutrition plays a critical role in developmental programs. These effects can be during gametogenesis, gestation, or early life. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are essential for normal physiological functioning and for the health of humans and all domestic species. Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of n-3 PUFA in ruminant diets during gestation and its effects on pre-and postnatal offspring growth and health indices. In addition, different types of fatty acids have different metabolic functions, which affects the developmental program differently depending on when they are supplemented. This review provides a broad perspective of the effect of fatty acid supplementation on the developmental program in ruminants, highlighting the areas of a developmental program that are better known and the areas that more research may be needed.
- Subjects
FATTY acids; LIPID metabolism; UNSATURATED fatty acids; DEVELOPMENTAL programs; RUMINANTS; OMEGA-3 fatty acids
- Publication
Animals (2076-2615), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 3, p762
- ISSN
2076-2615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ani11030762