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Managing the Prenatal Environment to Enhance Livestock Productivity
Managing the Prenatal Environment to Enhance Livestock Productivity
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ISBN
ISBN
978-9048131358
Authors
Authors
Edition Number
Edition Number
2010th
Copyright Year
Copyright Year
April 27, 2010
File Size
File Size
35 MB
Publisher
Publisher
Pages
Pages
311
Prenatal Livestock Development
A scientific reference on how the prenatal environment influences fetal development, postnatal growth, health, and livestock productivity. It examines ruminants, pigs, and poultry, with emphasis on fetal programming, nutrition, metabolism, and mechanisms affecting later performance.
Key Features
- Prenatal development and fetal programming
- Effects on postnatal productivity
- Ruminant fetal development
- Pig prenatal development
- Poultry development
- Maternal environment
- Fetal and neonatal nutrition
- Growth and metabolism
- Muscle and carcass development
- Placental function and vascularity
- Mammary gland development
- Milk production
- Health and production efficiency
- Molecular mechanisms of development
- Applications in livestock production
