Effect of alterations in the quantity and composition of the pre-mating diet on embryo survival and foetal growth in the pig

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 89-103

  Ferguson, E M ^a   Slevin, J ^b   Edwards, S A ^c   Hunter, M G ^b   Ashworth, C J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo survival; Foetal growth; Pig; Pre mating nutrition

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; STARCH;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; HISTOLOGY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; EMBRYO; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL WEIGHT; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; STARCH; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748639940     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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