Developmental programming of the ovarian reserve in livestock

RA Cushman, V Akbarinejad, GA Perry… - Animal Reproduction …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mammalian females are born with a finite number of follicles in their ovaries that is referred
to as the ovarian reserve. There is a large amount of variation between females in the …

Influence of maternal supplementation with vitamins, minerals, and (or) protein/energy on placental development and angiogenic factors in beef heifers during …

BJ Dávila Ruiz, CR Dahlen, KL McCarthy, JS Caton… - Veterinary …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Understanding placental vascularity is vital for ensuring the proper
nourishment of the fetus and, therefore, a healthy offspring. We aimed to investigate the …

Effects of rate of body weight gain during the first trimester of gestation on beef heifer and offspring performance, concentrations of hormones and metabolites, and …

F Baumgaertner, ACB Menezes… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Our study objectives were to evaluate the effects of divergent rates of body weight (BW) gain
during early gestation in beef heifers on F0 performance, metabolic and endocrine status …

Divergent planes of nutrition in mature rams influences body composition, hormone and metabolite concentrations, and offspring birth measurements, but not semen …

KA Bochantin-Winders, F Baumgaertner… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives of this experiment were to characterize the effects of ram plane of nutrition on
body composition, concentrations of hormones and metabolites, sperm characteristics, and …

Vitamin and mineral supplementation to beef heifers during gestation: impacts on morphometric measurements of the neonatal calf, vitamin and trace mineral status …

JL Hurlbert, ACB Menezes… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
To examine the effects of feeding a vitamin and mineral supplement to beef heifers
throughout gestation on mineral status and hormone/endocrine profiles in the dam and calf …