LCPUFAs Improve ERG Responses in Puppies

Source: KM Heinemann, MK Waldron, KE Bigley, GE Lees, and JE Bauer

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) are essential for proper neural and retinal development in many mammalian species. A study investigated puppies born to dogs fed diets containing varying amounts of vegetable and marine omega-3 fatty acids during gestation/lactation. The fatty acid compositions of dogs' milk and puppy plasma phospholipids were evaluated, and electroretinographic responses of the young dogs were determined after they were weaned to the same diets.

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