The polyunsaturated fatty acid status of the twin foetal lamb and the effect of maternal nutrient intake.
1. Restriction of food to ewes bearing twin lambs showed a trend to decrease the level of omega 6 fatty acids in muscle phospholipids of the foetus though this was not significant statistically (P less than 0.05). 2. There was a significant increase in the fatty acid ratio, 20:3 omega 9:20:4 omega 6 in the twin lambs as compared with single lambs. 3. There were no symptoms of polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency.
D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008098:Litter Size; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D012756:Sheep / Q000378:metabolism*
D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D010743:Phospholipids