Nutrient intake in the bovine during early and mid-gestation causes sex-specific changes in progeny plasma IGF-I, liveweight, height and carcass traits

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 208-217

  Micke, G C ^a   Sullivan, T M ^a   Gatford, K L ^b   Owens, J A ^b   Perry, V E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fetal programming; IGF; Maternal nutrition; Metabolites; Postnatal growth

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; SOMATOMEDIN C; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UREA;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 77956180779     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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