Muscle Growth and Development in Intrauterine Growth Restricted Pigs

Intrauterine growth restriction causes impaired growth and development of mammalian fetus, and leads to long-term negative effect on postnatal growth. Among domestic animals, pigs exhibit the most severe naturally occurring IUGR and reduced postnatal muscle growth. The objectives of this research...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhu, Haibo
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2016
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72883