In Westernized societies, average consumption of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)
far exceeds nutritional requirements. The ratio of n-6 to n-3 PUFAs is generally> 10: 1 …

Contents Cattle are fed moderate amounts of long chain fatty acids (FA) with the objective to
enhance lactation and growth; however, recent interest on lipid feeding to cows has focused …

Fatty acids, n-3 as well as n-6, are essential for normal physiological functioning and for the
health of humans and all domestic species. It is important to emphasize an adequate …

Contents Dairy cow fertility has been declining during since the mid‐80s and this has given
rise to numerous scientific studies in which important parts of the pathogenesis are …

There has been a marked decline in the fertility of dairy cows over the past decades, and
metabolomic analysis offers a potential to investigate the underlying causes. Metabolite …

Dietary sources of fatty acids were evaluated for their influence on oocyte quality and
follicular development using 54 lactating cows in summer. Fat supplements were 1) …

During early postpartum, high-producing dairy cows undergo a period of extensive tissue
catabolism because of negative nutrient balance. Homeorrhetic controls assure that …

Reproductively normal crossbred beef heifers were individually offered a diet of barley straw
and concentrate supplemented with one of four levels of a fish oil (FO) enriched supplement …

Pregnancy failure in livestock can result from failure to fertilize the oocyte or embryonic loss
during gestation. The focus of this review is on cattle and factors affecting and mechanisms …

The objectives were to determine the effects of supplementing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-
rich algae on reproduction of dairy cows. Holstein cows were assigned randomly to either a …