[HTML][HTML] Invited review: An evaluation of the likely effects of individualized feeding of concentrate supplements to pasture-based dairy cows

JL Hills, WJ Wales, FR Dunshea, SC Garcia… - Journal of dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
In pasture-based dairy systems, supplementary feeds are used to increase dry matter intake
and milk production. Historically, supplementation involved the provision of the same …

Role of functional fatty acids in modulation of reproductive potential in livestock

X Zeng, S Li, L Liu, S Cai, Q Ye, B Xue, X Wang… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Springer
Fatty acids are not only widely known as energy sources, but also play important roles in
many metabolic pathways. The significance of fatty acids in modulating the reproductive …

[HTML][HTML] Omega-3 fatty acids in metabolism, health, and nutrition and for modified animal product foods

DL Palmquist - The Professional Animal Scientist, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Metabolite concentrations in follicular fluid may explain differences in fertility between heifers and lactating cows

K Bender, S Walsh, ACO Evans, T Fair… - …, 2010 - rep.bioscientifica.com
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 …

The effect of linolenic acid on bovine oocyte maturation and development

WF Marei, DC Wathes… - Biology of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids can influence reproductive performance. In dairy cattle,
some high-fat diets resulted in higher blastocyst rates and improved embryo quality. These …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary unsaturated fatty acids on oocyte quality and follicular development in lactating dairy cows in summer

TR Bilby, J Block, BC Do Amaral, O Sa Filho… - Journal of Dairy …, 2006 - Elsevier
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) …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of differential supplementation of fatty acids during the peripartum and breeding periods of Holstein cows: I. Uterine and metabolic responses …

FT Silvestre, TSM Carvalho, N Francisco… - Journal of Dairy …, 2011 - Elsevier
The objectives were to evaluate the effects of differential timing of supplementation of
different Ca salts (CS) of fatty acids (FA) on FA profiles of cotyledonary-caruncular tissues …

Effect of level of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on systemic and tissue fatty acid concentrations and on selected reproductive variables in …

S Childs, AA Hennessy, JM Sreenan, DC Wathes… - Theriogenology, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary fats differing in n-6: n-3 ratio fed to high-yielding dairy cows on fatty acid composition of ovarian compartments, follicular status, and oocyte …

M Zachut, I Dekel, H Lehrer, A Arieli, A Arav… - Journal of Dairy …, 2010 - Elsevier
The objectives were to determine the incorporation of dietary encapsulated fats differing in n-
6: n-3 ratio into milk fat, plasma, and various ovarian compartments and to examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of increased supplementation of n-3 fatty acids to transition dairy cows on performance and fatty acid profile in plasma, adipose tissue, and milk fat

M Zachut, A Arieli, H Lehrer, L Livshitz, S Yakoby… - Journal of dairy …, 2010 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of feeding an increased amount of
extruded flaxseed with high proportions of n-3 fatty acids (FA) to transition dairy cows on …