Postnatal Consequences of the Maternal Environment and of Growth During Prenatal Life for Productivity of Ruminants

Author(s)
Greenwood, Paul
Thompson, Andrew N
Ford, Stephen P
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
There has been a recent explosion in research on consequences of fetal development for postnatal health in humans, and in the use of the sheep as a model to understand postnatal consequences of altering the prenatal environment (for review see [87]). However, there is an important need for a review that quantifies consequences of prenatal nutrition for postnatal productivity in ruminants, particularly on the extent to which traits of economic importance can be influenced or programmed by variations in the maternal and fetal environment within production systems.
Citation
Managing the Prenatal Environment to Enhance Livestock Productivity, p. 3-36
ISBN
9789048131341
9789048131358
9048131340
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Language
en
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1
Title
Postnatal Consequences of the Maternal Environment and of Growth During Prenatal Life for Productivity of Ruminants
Type of document
Book Chapter
Entity Type
Publication

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