The concept that postnatal health and development can be influenced by events that occur
in utero originated from epidemiological studies in humans supported by numerous …

Maternal nutritional management during gestation appears to modulate fetal development
and imprint offspring postnatal health and performance, via altered organ and tissue …

The potentiation of the immune system in pregnant rats was performed with Complete
Freund's Adjuvant [CFA; 20 μl, subcutaneous at gestation day (GD) 18] in experimentally …

Thyroid hormones (THs) are a key regulatory factor of the developmental program and
maternal-fetal communication network. The cellular basis for these effects lies in the …

Thyroid hormones (TH) are essential for the normal development and function of every
vertebrate. The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis is regulated to maintain euthyroid …

A systematic review (SR) and meta-analysis (MA) were performed to evaluate the effects of
different energy levels (metabolizable energy, ME) and crude protein (CP), supplied to …

Maternal undernutrition during pregnancy followed by ad libitum access to nutrients during
postnatal life induces postnatal metabolic disruptions in multiple species. Therefore, an …

Few studies have investigated the effects of nutrition during the periconception and early
gestation periods on fetal and placental development in cattle. In this study, nulliparous …

Nutritional perturbation during gestation alters male reproductive development in rodents
and sheep. In cattle both the developmental trajectory of the feto–placental unit and its …

The prenatal development of cattle has influence on productive performance throughout
postnatal life. The number of muscle and fat cells that the animal will have throughout its life …