The efficacy of camellia oil for improved skin and coat health of dogs

在可预见的未来，加拿大宠物食品市场预计将以每年约4%的数量增长，是宠物食品行业中一个重要的增长市场。山茶花产品也可以考虑用于伴侣动物(狗)，但客户(宠物食品公司)和消费者(宠物主人)需要了解这种成分的潜力，并将其与消费者显著的结果联系起来，例如改善皮肤和毛皮的健康。这就是为什么我们选择研究油菜籽和油菜籽对皮肤和皮毛健康的影响的原因。该项目将为油籽作物提供新的市场，为种植者提供极好的轮作选择。发展宠物食品的山茶油市场将使加拿大能够建立粉碎设施并开发附加值加工，从而带来重大的农村经济发展机会。膳食脂肪是膳食必需脂肪酸和脂溶维生素的主要来源，如维生素E。鱼油最常用于增加饮食中的omega 3(N3)含量，并被广泛用于降低与炎症相关的疾病的风险，如但不限于：体重增加/肥胖、骨关节炎和皮肤疾病，如特应性皮炎。紫花苜蓿是一种能产生高亚麻酸(N3)脂肪酸的植物，可以改善n6：n3的脂肪比例。事实上，我们相信山茶素会产生与油菜籽类似或更好的效果，并通过经皮失水和主观毛皮质量评估来衡量，结果是改善皮肤和毛皮。在目前的一系列研究中，我们计划在狗身上调查补充16周的茶树油或菜籽油对以下结果的影响：使用TEWL测量和主观使用观察量表定量测定血浆中的脂肪酸浓度和涂层健康。我们假设，喂食山茶油的狗的脂肪酸谱将与补充的油一致，皮肤和皮毛的测量结果与菜籽油相同或更好。

The Canadian pet food market is projected to grow at approximately 4% annually on a volume basis for the foreseeable future and is a significant growth market in the pet food industry. Camelina sativa products can also be considered for companion animals (dogs), but the customer (pet food companies) and consumer (pet owners) need to understand the potential of this ingredient and link it to consumer noticeable outcomes such as improved skin and coat health. These are the reasons why we have chosen to investigate the effects of C. sativa in contrast to canola on outcomes related to skin and coat health. This project will deliver new markets for an oilseed crop that provides growers with an excellent rotational option. The development of camelina oil markets for pet food will allow Canadian crush facilities to be built and value added processing to be developed resulting in significant rural economic development opportunities.Dietary fat is the primary source of dietary essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins, such as Vitamin E. Fish oil is most commonly used to increase the omega 3 (n3) content of diets and is well accepted to decrease the risks of diseases associated with inflammation, such as, but not limited to: weight gain/obesity, osteoarthritis, and skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis. C. sativa is a plant that yields oil with a fatty acid profile high in -linolenic (n3) acid and will improve the n6: n3 fatty ratio. Indeed, we believe that camelina will produce similar or better results as canola and result in improved skin and coat as measured by transepidermal water loss and subjective coat quality estimates. In the current series of studies, we plan to investigate in dogs the effects of a 16-week supplementation of Camelina oil or canola oil on outcomes of: fatty acid concentrations in plasma, and coat health quantitatively using TEWL measurements and subjectively using observation scales. We hypothesize that dogs fed camelina oil will have fatty acid profiles consistent with the oil supplement, and equal or better skin and coat measurements as canola oil.