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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0240-6 |