LACTATION BIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM: Lactocrine signaling and developmental programming

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 696-705

  Bartol, F F ^a   Wiley, A A ^a   Miller, D J ^a   Silva, A J ^a   Roberts, K E ^a   Davolt, M L P ^a   Chen, J C ^b   Frankshun, A L ^b   Camp, M E ^b   Rahman, K M ^b   Vallet, J L ^c   Bagnell, C A ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Development; Female reproductive tract; Lactocrine; Neonate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; LACTATION; SWINE;

EID: 84882615428     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5764     Document Type: Article

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