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Dietary protein during gestation affects placental development in heifers.
Theriogenology - 1 Sept 2009
Sullivan T M, Micke G C, Magalhaes R S, Phillips N J, Perry V E A
Abstract excerpt
The influence of nutritional protein during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy on placental measures at term and caruncle numbers in the uteri of adult offspring was determined in composite beef heifers. At artificial insemination (AI), heifers were divided by weight and composite genotype into four dietary treatment groups, identified by the level of protein components fed during the first and second...
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