Effect of dam weight and pregnancy nutrition on average lactation performance of ewe offspring over 5 years

Effect of dam weight and pregnancy nutrition on average lactation performance of ewe offspring over 5 years

The foetal mammary gland is sensitive to maternal weight and nutrition during gestation, which could affect offspring milk production. It has previously been shown that ewes born to dams offered maintenance nutrition during pregnancy (day 21 to 140 of gestation) produced greater milk, lactose and CP...

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Main Authors: A.M. Paten, S.J. Pain, S.W. Peterson, N. Lopez-Villalobos, P.R. Kenyon, H.T. Blair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
mammary gland
foetal programming
milk production
ewe
lamb
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173111600241X

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