Effect of early calf-hood nutrition on the transcriptomic profile of subcutaneous adipose tissue in Holstein-Friesian bulls

Abstract Background Adipose tissue is a major endocrine organ and is thought to play a central role in the metabolic control of reproductive function in cattle. Plane of nutrition during early life has been shown to influence the timing of puberty in both male and female cattle, though the exact bio...

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Main Authors: Anne-Marie English, Sineád M. Waters, Paul Cormican, Colin J. Byrne, Seán Fair, David A. Kenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4681-2