Effect of level of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on systemic and tissue fatty acid concentrations and on selected reproductive variables in cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 595-611

  Childs, S ^a,b   Hennessy, A A ^c,d   Sreenan, J M ^a   Wathes, D C ^e   Cheng, Z ^e   Stanton, C ^c   Diskin, M G ^a   Kenny, D A ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^e ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DHA; EPA; Fish oil; PGFM; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

15 KETO 13,14 DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; 15-KETO-13,14-DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DINOPROST; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FOLLICULAR FLUID; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; RUMEN;

BOS; HORDEUM;

EID: 48049117760     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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