Short-Chain and Total Fatty Acid Profile of Faeces or Plasma as Predictors of Food-Responsive Enteropathy in Dogs: A Preliminary Study

Food-responsive enteropathy is the most common diagnosis given for dogs with chronic enteropathy, and there are no tests that can replace treatment trials. Furthermore, there is a lack of information on the specific nutritional status of these patients regarding the lipid profile that could relate t...

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Autores: Higueras López, Cristina, Rey Muñoz, Ana Isabel, Escudero Portugués, Rosa María, Díaz-Regañón Fernández, David Rafael, Rodríguez Franco, Fernando, García-Sancho Téllez, Mercedes Guadalupe, Agulla Pérez, Beatriz, Sainz Rodríguez, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/71679
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71679
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:short-chain fatty acids
odd-chain fatty acids
long-chain fatty acids
dog
food-responsible enteropathy
gut health
Nutrición y cuidado de los animales
3109.06 Nutrición
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Sumario:Food-responsive enteropathy is the most common diagnosis given for dogs with chronic enteropathy, and there are no tests that can replace treatment trials. Furthermore, there is a lack of information on the specific nutritional status of these patients regarding the lipid profile that could relate them to the state of health/disease. This study evaluated differences in short-chain fatty acids and the total fatty acid profile of faeces and plasma as possible indicators of food-responsive enteropathy (FRE), as well as its relationship with body condition and the chronic enteropathy activity index. Changes in the long-chain fatty acid of plasma, and short-chain, branched and odd-chain fatty acids of faeces were detected in sick dogs, and high correlations were observed between some of these compounds and the existing calculated indices.