Article
Maternal and fetal influences on uterine and conceptus development in the cow: I. Growth of tissues of the gravid uterus.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 1991
Ferrell C L
Abstract excerpt
Objectives of this study were to evaluate maternal and fetal influences on development of gravid uterine tissues of cows. Brahman cows with Brahman or Charolais fetuses and Charolais cows with Brahman or Charolais fetuses were used. Cows were killed 232 +/- .5 or 271 +/- .7 d after mating. The gravid uterus of each cow was weighed and dissected into its component parts. Weights of the fetus, fetal membranes,...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- DNA
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Female
- Fetal Proteins
- Genotype
- Heart
- Kidney
- Liver
- Muscles
- Organ Size
