Burron, S.; Richards, T.; Patterson, K.; Grant, C.; Akhtar, N.; Trevizan, L.; Pearson, W.; Shoveller, A.K. Safety of Dietary Camelina Oil Supplementation in Healthy, Adult Dogs. Animals2021, 11, 2603.
Burron, S.; Richards, T.; Patterson, K.; Grant, C.; Akhtar, N.; Trevizan, L.; Pearson, W.; Shoveller, A.K. Safety of Dietary Camelina Oil Supplementation in Healthy, Adult Dogs. Animals 2021, 11, 2603.
Burron, S.; Richards, T.; Patterson, K.; Grant, C.; Akhtar, N.; Trevizan, L.; Pearson, W.; Shoveller, A.K. Safety of Dietary Camelina Oil Supplementation in Healthy, Adult Dogs. Animals2021, 11, 2603.
Burron, S.; Richards, T.; Patterson, K.; Grant, C.; Akhtar, N.; Trevizan, L.; Pearson, W.; Shoveller, A.K. Safety of Dietary Camelina Oil Supplementation in Healthy, Adult Dogs. Animals 2021, 11, 2603.
Abstract
This study aimed to determine whether camelina oil is safe for use in canine diets, using canola oil and flax oil as controls as they are similar and generally regarded as safe (GRAS) for canine diets. Thirty privately-owned adult dogs of various breeds (17 females; 13 males), with an average age of 7.2 ± 3.1 years (mean ± SD) and body weight (BW) of 27.4 ± 14.0 were used. After a 4-week wash-in period using sunflower oil and kibble, dogs were blocked by breed, age, and size, and randomly allocated to one of three treatment oils (camelina (CAM), flax (FLX), or canola (OLA)) at a level of 8.2 g oil/100g total dietary intake. Body condition score (BCS), BW, food intake (FI), and hematological and select biochemical parameters were measured at various timepoints over a 16-week feeding period. All data were analyzed with ANOVA using PROC GLIMMIX of SAS. No biologically significant differences were seen between treatment groups for BW, BCS, FI, hematological and biochemical results. Statistically significant differences noted among some serum biochemical results were considered small and due to normal biological variation. These results support a conclusion that camelina oil is safe for use in canine nutrition.
Biology and Life Sciences, Food Science and Technology
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