RT Journal Article
T1 Milk Replacer Supplementation with Docosahexaenoic Acid from Microalgae Does Not Affect Growth and Immune Status in Goat Kids.
A1 Moreno-Indias, Isabel
A1 Hernández-Castellano, Lorenzo E
A1 Sánchez-Macías, Davinia
A1 Morales-delaNuez, Antonio
A1 Torres, Alexandr
A1 Argüello, Anastasio
A1 Castro, Noemí
K1 DHA
K1 chitotriosidase
K1 complement activity
K1 goat kid
K1 meat quality
K1 omega-3
AB Consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), has beneficial effects for consumers' health. Consequently, there is an increased interest in enhancing meat fatty acid profiles (i.e., PUFA and DHA content) through diverse nutritional strategies. This study aimed to investigate the effect of supplementing a microalgae-derived product rich in DHA on growth and immune system development in newborn goat kids. In this experiment, newborn goat kids were fed milk replacer (MR) supplemented with three levels of a microalgae-derived product rich in DHA (DHA-Gold®, Martek Biosciences, MD, USA). Groups were designed as follows: MR-NS (milk replacer without DHA-Gold® supplementation; n = 10), MR-DHA-9 (9 g of DHA-Gold®/L milk replacer; n = 10) and MR-DHA-18 (18 g of DHA-Gold®/L milk replacer; n = 10). The immune status of the kids was evaluated by the plasma IgG and IgM concentrations, as well as by the complement system and chitotriosidase activities. Dietary supplementation with DHA did not affect either growth or innate and humoral immunity (p > 0.05). This study concludes that supplementation with DHA does not cause negative effects on growth and immune status in newborn goat kids.
SN 2076-2615
YR 2020
FD 2020-07-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26411
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26411
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 17, 2025