Article
Long-Term Consequences of Adaptive Fetal Programming in Ruminant Livestock
2022-04-25
Abstract excerpt
Environmental perturbations during gestation can alter fetal development and postnatal animal performance. In humans, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) resulting from adaptive fetal programming is known as a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality and predisposes offspring to metabolic disease, however, the prevalence and impact in livestock is not characterized as well. Multiple animal models have...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3a933b99-10f3-5642-9f12-20611f5c8447
- DOI
- 10.3389/fanim.2022.778440
