The effect of different concentrations of linseed oil or fish oil in the maternal diet on the fatty acid composition and oxidative status of sows and piglets

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (5) ◽  
pp. 938-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Tanghe ◽  
J. Missotten ◽  
K. Raes ◽  
S. De Smet



2009 ◽  
Vol 139 (6) ◽  
pp. 1110-1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëlle Boudry ◽  
Véronique Douard ◽  
Jacques Mourot ◽  
Jean-Paul Lallès ◽  
Isabelle Le Huërou-Luron




2011 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Trebušak ◽  
Alenka Levart ◽  
Mojca Voljč ◽  
Urška Tomažin ◽  
Tatjana Pirman


2010 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine de Quelen ◽  
Gaëlle Boudry ◽  
Jacques Mourot

Linseed oil, being rich in 18 : 3n-3, represents an alternative source of n-3 PUFA in the maternal diet. However, little is known about the effect of this oil on the long chain n-3 PUFA composition of offspring, which are required for normal growth and maturation of numerous organs. The main objective of the experiment was therefore to investigate fatty acid composition of tissues from sows at the end of gestation and from piglets during the first week of postnatal life in response to maternal dietary linseed oil intake. Sows received either a lard (LAR)-based diet or a linseed oil (LSO)-based diet during gestation and lactation. Fatty acid composition was evaluated in sow plasma, placenta and milk, and in different tissues of piglets on days 0, 3, 7, 21 and 32. The LSO diet increased the proportions of n-3 PUFA and especially 22 : 6n-3 in the placenta. The carcass of LSO piglets at birth contained greater proportions of 20 : 5n-3, 22 : 5n-3 and 22 : 6n-3. The LSO sow milk exhibited greater proportions of 18 : 3n-3 compared with the LAR sow milk. The piglets suckling LSO sows had greater proportions of 18 : 3n-3, 20 : 5n-3 and 22 : 5n-3 in plasma and carcass. The proportions of 22 : 5n-3 and 22 : 6n-3 were greater in the brain of LSO piglets than in that of LAR piglets during the suckling period. In conclusion, LSO in the maternal diet during gestation and lactation increases 22 : 6n-3 concentrations in the placenta and in the foetus carcass, and it maintains 22 : 6n-3 concentrations in the brain during the first week of postnatal life.





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