The objectives of health management of ewes during pregnancy are as follows:(i) successful
completion of pregnancy at term,(ii) birth of healthy and viable lambs, with optimal birth and …

Background Although exempt, many pregnant Muslim women partake in the daily fast during
daylight hours during the month of Ramadan. In other contexts an impoverished diet during …

Suboptimal embryonic/fetal survival and growth remains a significant problem in mammals.
Using a swine model, we tested the hypothesis that dietary l-arginine supplementation …

One of the hallmarks of twin pregnancies is the slower rate of fetal growth when compared
with singleton pregnancies during the third trimester. The mechanisms underlying this …

Undernutrition during pregnancy is implicated in the programming of offspring for the
development of obesity and diabetes. We hypothesized that maternal programming causes …

The incidence of preterm birth in developed countries is increasing, and in some countries,
including the United States, it is almost as high as in developing countries. Demographic …

The aim of this study was to determine the relative abundance of mRNAs for the insulin-like
growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-II ligands, and for the IGF receptors (IGF-IR and IGF-IIR) in in …

Maternal undernutrition throughout pregnancy can have long-term effects on the health of
adult offspring. Undernutrition around the time of conception alters growth, metabolism, and …

In this study, we examined chronic norepinephrine suppression of insulin secretion in sheep
fetuses with placental insufficiency-induced intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Glucose …

Objective: Twin fetus growth is delayed during the third trimester compared to singletons.
Whether this phenomenon should be considered a normal physiologic characteristic of twins …