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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Docosahexaenoic acid and neurologic development in animals.

Journal:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Year:
2006
Authors:
Heinemann, Kimberly M & Bauer, John E
Affiliation:
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences · United States
Species:
dog

Abstract

Feeding dams a diet enriched with DHA during gestation and lactation has been associated with improvements in neurologic development of their puppies. Also, feeding diets or supplements containing DHA may improve memory or learning in young dogs.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16506930/