Role of Long Chain Fatty Acids in Developmental Programming in Ruminants

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 dem...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2021-03, Vol.11 (3), p.762
Main 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
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animal cognition
Diet
Epigenetics
Fatty acids
Fertility
fetal programming
Fetuses
Gametogenesis
Gene expression
Gestation
Lipid metabolism
Lipids
Metabolism
Metabolites
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Offspring
omega-3
omega-6
Physiology
Pregnancy
Productivity
Review
Reviews
ruminants
Sperm
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani11030762