Effects of two different dietary sources of long chain omega-3, highly unsaturated fatty acids on incorporation into the plasma, red blood cell, and skeletal muscle in horses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3023-3031

  Hess, T M ^a   Rexford, J K ^a   Hansen, D K ^a   Harris, M ^a   Schauermann, N ^a   Ross, T ^a   Engle, T E ^a   Allen, K G D ^a   Mulligan, C M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Equine; N 3 highly unsaturated fatty acids; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FLAX; HORSE; METABOLISM; PLASMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; ERYTHROCYTES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FLAX; HORSES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLASMA;

EID: 84882611849     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4412     Document Type: Article

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