Small for Gestational Age Calves: Part I—Concept and Definition, Contributing Prenatal Factors and Neonatal Body Morphometrics in Holstein Friesian Calves

Small for Gestational Age Calves: Part I—Concept and Definition, Contributing Prenatal Factors and Neonatal Body Morphometrics in Holstein Friesian Calves

Low birth weight (BW) calves exhibit higher mortality rates, reduced body weights at parturition, lower first-lactation milk yields, and longer parturition to first insemination intervals. In human medicine, small for gestational age (SGA) births are associated with increased perinatal morbidity and...

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Main Authors: Maya Meesters, Mieke Van Eetvelde, Karel Verdru, Jan Govaere, Geert Opsomer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
prenatal programming
Holstein Friesian
small for gestational age
head sparing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/14/2125

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