Aggressive dogs are characterized by low omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid status

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-230

  Re, Simona ^a   Zanoletti, Marco ^b   Emanuele, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Santa Lucia Veterinary Clinics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behaviour; Cholesterol; Dog; Fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GLUCOSE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; NITROGEN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; UREA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOG; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; MALE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 38649109456     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-9021-y     Document Type: Article

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