Docosahexaenoic acid and neurologic development in animals

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2006 Mar 1;228(5):700-5, 655. doi: 10.2460/javma.228.5.700.

Abstract

Feeding dams a diet enriched with DHA during gestation and lactation has been associated with improvements in neurologic development of their puppies. Also, feeding diets or supplements containing DHA may improve memory or learning in young dogs.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
  • Animals
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / growth & development
  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / administration & dosage*
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids / administration & dosage*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Lactation / physiology
  • Neurons / drug effects*
  • Neurons / physiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Animal / physiology*
  • Retina / drug effects
  • Retina / physiology

Substances

  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids