Review: Gestational and postnatal nutritional effects on the neuroendocrine control of puberty and subsequent reproductive performance in heifers
Pubertal attainment is an intricate biological process that involves maturation of the reproductive neuroendocrine axis and increased pulsatile release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and luteinizing hormone. Nutrition is a critical environmental factor controlling the timing of puberty att...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731123000782 |