Journal article
Dietary long-chain n-3 PUFA, gut microbiota and fat mass in early postnatal piglet development—exploring a potential interplay
University of Copenhagen1
Microbial Ecology, Division of Veterinary Diagnostics and Research, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark2
Division of Veterinary Diagnostics and Research, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark3
National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark4
Dietary n-3PUFA and gut bacteria, particularly Bacteroidetes, have been suggested to be related to adiposity. We investigated if n-3PUFA affected fat storage and cecal bacteria in piglets. Twenty-four 4-day-old piglets were allocated to formula rich in n-3PUFA (∼3E%) from fish oil (FO) or n-6PUFA from sunflower oil (SO) for 14 days.
We assessed body weight, fat accumulation by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and microbial molecular fingerprints. Dietary PUFA-composition was reflected in higher erythrocyte n-3PUFA in the FO- than the SO-group (P
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 345-351 |
| ISSN: | 15322823 and 09523278 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.08.004 |
| ORCIDs: | 0000-0001-7480-6064 , 0000-0003-0449-0839 and 0000-0001-7184-5949 |
