Limited and excess dietary protein during gestation affects growth and compositional traits in gilts and impairs offspring fetal growth

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 329-341

  Rehfeldt, C ^a   Lang, I S ^a   Gors S ^a   Hennig, U ^a   Kalbe, C ^a   Stabenow, B ^a   Brussow K P ^a   Pfuhl, R ^a   Bellmann, O ^a   Nurnberg G ^a   Otten, W ^a   Metges, C C ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Body composition; Colostrum; Fetal growth retardation; Pig; Pregnancy protein intake

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLOSTRUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLOSTRUM; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

EID: 79955814335     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2970     Document Type: Article

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