Mare Milk and Foal Plasma Fatty Acid Composition in Foals Born to Mares Fed Either Flax or Fish Oil During Late Gestation

Mare Milk and Foal Plasma Fatty Acid Composition in Foals Born to Mares Fed Either Flax or Fish Oil During Late Gestation

Maternal supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids during late gestation has been shown to have a variety of benefits for neonates. The current study utilized 13 mares and their foals, assigned to one of three dietary treatments: an unsupplemented control diet (CON; n = 5), or the addition of either...

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Main Authors: Erica A. Snyder-Peterson, Nichola Shost, Timber Thomson-Parker, Kayla C. Mowry, Kalley K. Fikes, Rachelle Smith, Benjamin Corl, Ashley Wagner, Ivan Girard, Jessica K. Suagee-Bedore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
20:5 n-3
22:6 n-3
docosahexaenoic acid
eicosapentaenoic acid
late gestation
neonatal foal
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/11/1612
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