Fetal and neonatal programming of postnatal growth and feed efficiency in swine
Abstract Maternal undernutrition or overnutrition during pregnancy alters organ structure, impairs prenatal and neonatal growth and development, and reduces feed efficiency for lean tissue gains in pigs. These adverse effects may be carried over to the next generation or beyond. This phenomenon of t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-017-0173-5 |