Maternal Fish Oil Supplementation Affects the Social Behavior, Brain Fatty Acid Profile, and Sickness Response of Piglets [Ingestive Behavior and Neurosciences]

Conclusions: Maternal DHA beneficially affected offspring social behavior after weaning and mildly attenuated sickness behavior after an inflammatory challenge in pigs. These behavioral changes may be mediated by increased brain DHA proportions.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - September 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Clouard, C., Souza, A. S., Gerrits, W. J., Hovenier, R., Lammers, A., Bolhuis, J. E. Tags: Ingestive Behavior and Neurosciences Source Type: research