Maternal undernutrition and offspring sex determine birth-weight, postnatal development and meat characteristics in traditional swine breeds

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to determine how maternal undernutrition during pregnancy and offspring birth-weight can affect the postnatal development of offspring under farm conditions, which may lead to consequences in its meat and carcass quality. The current study involved a tot...

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Main Authors: M. Vázquez-Gómez, C. García-Contreras, L. Torres-Rovira, S. Astiz, C. Óvilo, A. González-Bulnes, B. Isabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0240-6