Epigenetics and Effects on the Neonate That May Impact Feed Efficiency

Feed Efficiency in the Beef Industry

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 199-223

  Meyer, Allison M ^a   Caton, Joel S ^b   Hess, Bret W ^a   Ford, Stephen P ^a   Reynolds, Lawrence P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

"fetal programming," "the Barker hypothesis," an emerging concept; Critical windows of developmental programming; Critical windows of organ system programming; Developmental on FE performance, and intricacies of FE programming; Developmental programming and epigenetic mechanisms on FE; Effective nutritional management in gestation, livestock practices; Energy utilization, mitochondrial density and capillary density; Epigenetic mechanisms, DNA methylation and histone modifications; Epigenetics and effects on neonates, and impact on FE; Preweaning calf plane of nutrition, negative on the preweaning gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886146492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118392331.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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