2018 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program: Seattle, Washington, June 14 - 15, 2018

The characteristics of CKCS with SM include osseous insufficiency in the skull and changes in the shape of the soft palate which were implicated by machine learning technology. On the other hand, the activity of desaturase (delta-5 desaturase and delta-6 desaturase), which metabolizes EPA and DHA from precursors, has been reported to be lower in Japanese than in Westerners, possibly due to dietary culture as Japanese have historically ingested EPA and DHA directly from seafood. We hypothesized that Japanese dogs share historically similar diets with Japanese and may have a lower desaturase activity compared with Western dogs. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the composition of FAs in the erythrocyte membrane and plasma, and to evaluate desaturase activity in Japanese dogs and non-Asian dogs.