Periconceptional nutrition with spineless cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) improves metabolomic profiles and pregnancy outcomes in sheep

Periconceptional nutrition with spineless cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) improves metabolomic profiles and pregnancy outcomes in sheep

Abstract We tested whether periconceptional nutrition with cladodes from the cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica, with or without protein-enrichment, improved the metabolomic profile and reproductive outcomes of adult female sheep. Sixty Rambouillet ewes of similar body weight were randomly allocated among...

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Main Authors: César A. Rosales-Nieto, Maribel Rodríguez-Aguilar, Francisco Santiago-Hernandez, Venancio Cuevas-Reyes, Manuel J. Flores-Najera, Juan M. Vázquez-García, Jorge Urrutia-Morales, Morteza Hosseini Ghaffari, César A. Meza-Herrera, Antonio González-Bulnes, Graeme B. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86653-w

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