Abdul-Kabir Mohammed, Alvin J Munsamy
Utilisation pattern of ophthalmic services in Ashanti Region, Ghana
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
dietary supplementation docosahexaenoic acid dhaenriched products inhibits final step biohydrogenation adult rumen resulting accumulation 181 isomers particularly transt11 181 occasionally shift toward formation t10 intermediates expense t11 intermediates triggered however whether similar impact would occur supplementing dhaenriched products pregnancy early life remains unknown therefore current vivo study aimed investigate effect nutritional intervention dha early life goat kids rumen biohydrogenation microbial community delivery dha achieved supplementing dhaenriched microalgae dha gold either maternal diet pregnancy prenatal diet young offspring postnatal age 12 weeks rumen fluid sampled analysis longchain fatty acids microbial community based bacterial 16s rrna amplicon sequencing postnatal supplementation dhaenriched microalgae inhibited final biohydrogenation step observed adult animals resulted particularly increased ruminal proportions t11 181 rather shift t10 intermediates suggesting young adult goats might less prone dietary induced shifts toward formation t10 intermediates comparison cows although butyrivibrio species identified important biohydrogenating bacteria genus abundant complete biohydrogenation ie 180 formation inhibited blautia abundance positively correlated 180 accumulation whereas lactobacillus spp dialister spp bifidobacterium spp abundant situations greater t10 accumulation extensive comparisons made current results literature data indicate current associations biohydrogenation intermediates rumen bacteria young goats align former observations adult ruminants