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Influence of dietary fatty acids on the fatty acid composition of gut mucosa in calves during the first 3 weeks of life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

K.N. Muturi ,
M. Birnie ,
M. Wallace ,
J. Struthers ,
J. R. Scaife  and
M.A. Lomax
K.N. Muturi*
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
M. Birnie
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
M. Wallace
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
J. Struthers
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
J. R. Scaife
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
M.A. Lomax
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, UK
*
Email: Muturi@abdn.ac.uk
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The balance between pro and anti-inflammatory elements of the immune system can be influenced by provision of specific dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (Calder, 1998). The gut associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) is the largest immune organ and an important regulator of tolerance and sensitivity to dietary and environmental antigens in the gut (Harbige and Fisher, 2001). Changing the fatty acid composition of the gut mucosa could influence the immune function of the GALT. This study was carried out to establish the extent to which dietary n-3 or n-6 PUFA-rich oil supplements could change the fatty acid composition of gut mucosa of the neonatal calf.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 87
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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