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Studying effects of maternal infection on offspring brain development aid pigs, humans
2018-02-20 12:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Researchers are studying stress resilience and want to know what happens to the offspring when mothers develop an infection during pregnancy.
Tags: development
effects
aid
humans
A blueprint for maternal nutritional success
2017-11-28 21:00:00| Beef
Maternal nutrition, including mineral nutrition, during early gestation is just as critical as during later gestation. Fetal programming shows that nutritional disruptions during pregnancy can have far-reaching implications later in the calfs life, and even into adulthood.
Tags: success
nutritional
maternal
blueprint
Parity, gestation stage impact sows maternal growth and feed efficiency
2017-07-20 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer
It is apparent that sow gestation nutrient requirements are affected largely by requirements of the sow for maintenance and maternal protein and lipid deposition.
Tags: feed
stage
impact
growth
Should you make maternal or terminal matings?
2017-02-08 10:55:18| Beef
In most cases, its not practical to have both a maternal cowherd that produces replacement heifers and a terminal program that sells market cattle.
Balanced, maternal or just mediocre?
2017-02-08 10:55:18| Beef
Look past the marketing slogans and pretty pictures when shopping for your next bunch of herd bulls.
Tags: balanced
maternal
mediocre