Periconception and First Trimester Diet Modifies Appetite, Hypothalamic Gene Expression, and Carcass Traits in Bulls

Periconception and First Trimester Diet Modifies Appetite, Hypothalamic Gene Expression, and Carcass Traits in Bulls

Nulliparous yearling beef heifers (n=360) were used to evaluate the effects of maternal dietary protein during the periconception and first trimester periods of gestation on postnatal growth, feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and the expression of genes associated with appetite in the ar...

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Main Authors: Katrina J. Copping, Matthew J. Callaghan, Geert H. Geesink, Jessica R. Gugusheff, I. Caroline McMillen, Raymond J. Rodgers, Beverly S. Muhlhausler, Mini A. Vithayathil, Viv E. A. Perry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
appetite
beef cattle
carcass
fetal development
gene expression
hypothalamus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.720242/full

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