The Effect of N-Carbamylglutamate Supplementation during the Last Third of Gestation on the Growth and Development of Fetuses Born to Nutrient-Restricted Twin-Bearing Ewes

The Effect of N-Carbamylglutamate Supplementation during the Last Third of Gestation on the Growth and Development of Fetuses Born to Nutrient-Restricted Twin-Bearing Ewes

N-carbamylglutamate (NCG) is postulated to improve fetal growth in nutrient-restricted gestations when supplemented from day 35 to 110 of gestation, but the effects of supplementation from 100 days of gestation to birth have not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ora...

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Main Authors: Víctor H. Parraguez, Susan McCoard, Camila Sandoval, Francisca Candia, Paul Maclean, Wade Mace, Xinqi Liu, Francisco Sales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
ovine gestation
fetal growth
N-carbamylglutamate
nutrient restriction
lamb survival
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/6/946

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