Trans-Generational Effect of Maternal Lactation during Pregnancy: A Holstein Cow Model

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  González Recio, Oscar ^a   Ugarte, Eva ^b   Bach, Alex ^c,d  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILK FAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOLSTEIN COW; LACTATION; LIFESPAN; MASTITIS; MILK PRODUCTION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; PROTEIN CONTENT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT EFFECT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY;

BOS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84871431911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051816     Document Type: Article

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