Managing the prenatal environment to enhance livestock productivity /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Postnatal consequences of the maternal environment and of growth during prenatal life for productivity of ruminants
- Quantification of prenatal effects on productivity in pigs
- Managing prenatal development of broiler chickens to improve productivity and thermotolerance
- Biological mechanisms of fetal development relating to postnatal growth, efficiency and carcass characteristics in ruminants
- Mechanistic aspects of fetal development relating to postnatal fibre production and follicle development in ruminants
- Mechanistic aspects of fetal development relating to postnatal health and metabolism in pigs
- Regulatory aspects of fetal growth and muscle development relating to postnatal growth and carcass quality in pigs
- Placental vascularity : a story of survival
- Management and environmental influences on mammary gland development and milk production