Producción CyT
Congreso
Autoría
Mestre, Ana Paula
;
Simoncini, Melina Soledad
;
Carletti, Julieta
;
Valli, Florencia Elizabet
;
Mazaratti, Micaela Rocío
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PIERINI, SOFÍA EVELYN
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Piña, Carlos Ignacio
;
Larriera, Alejandro
;
Gonzalez, Marcela
;
Leiva, Pamela María del Luján
Fecha
2024
Editorial y Lugar de Edición
IUCN SSC CSG
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Breeding caimans is a challenging sector and strengthening the immune system may be one of the keys to greater productivity. Nutrition is crucial for animal health, impacting ingestion, nutrient absorption, and overall well-being. Health, in turn, is primarily regulated by the proper functioning and balance of the immune system. Thus, the relationship between adequate nutrition and immunity is clearly important and the extent to which this influences the overall performance mechanisms of the an...
Breeding caimans is a challenging sector and strengthening the immune system may be one of the keys to greater productivity. Nutrition is crucial for animal health, impacting ingestion, nutrient absorption, and overall well-being. Health, in turn, is primarily regulated by the proper functioning and balance of the immune system. Thus, the relationship between adequate nutrition and immunity is clearly important and the extent to which this influences the overall performance mechanisms of the animal organism. In this regard, omega-3 supplementation in breeding animal diets is crucial for strengthening the immune system and modulating its response. The objective was to evaluate the immune response of caiman offspring subjected to an immunological challenge, previously fed for 60 days with diets enriched with n-3 sources: 1- control diet (C): chicken and balanced feed, 2- C + algae, 3- C + flaxseed oil, and 4- C + yellow anaconda oil. We exposed offspring caimans to Escherichia coli in a phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) solution. We took blood samples before and after 48 h of bacteria exposure to evaluate their immune response leukocyte count, leukocyte profile, and heterophils/lymphocytes ratio. The diets enrichment with flaxseed oil and yellow anaconda oil were beneficial for the animals that consumed them. The lymphocyte/mm3 populations revealed lower values in the animals fed with these enriched diets regarding the control group. As has been suggested in previous studies by this and other working groups, these omega-3 rich diets could produce changes in the production of important mediators and regulators of inflammation, resulting in immune responses toward an anti-inflammatory profile. The above could beneficially affect animal health through a more effective immune response of caimans to bacteria usually occurring in their natural environment.
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leukocyte profileEscherichia coliyellow anaconda oilomega-3 supplementation