Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) or essential fatty acids (EFAs) are an integrated part of the management of dermatological conditions in the small animal veterinary clinic today. An exogenous supply of PUFAs is essential to the mammalian organism as it is not able to synthesise these molecules from other foodstuffs supplied in the diet. The benefit of the PUFAs has been clearly established in connection with, for example, dry and dull skin and coat, excessive scurf and atopic dermatitis.
