Animal : an international journal of animal bioscienceAnimalsCattleFemaleWeaningPregnancy
Early weaning in pregnant Nelore cows as a foetal programming strategy in Nelore cattle: 2. Effects on feedlot phase offspring growth, and skeletal muscle gene expression in beef cattle.
M S P Carlis, G Abitante, T K Nishimura, V T L Rozin, T R S Gionbelli, J M Oliveira, C R Dahlen, G D R Zamudio, S L Silva, M H A Santana, A S Netto, P R Leme, G Pugliesi, R P de Arruda, R S Goulart
Published: 202610.1016/j.animal.2025.101736
Abstract
Nutritional stress during gestation in tropical grazing systems can impair maternal performance and foetal development. This study evaluated the effects of weaning strategy and dam parity on the feedlot performance, carcass traits, and mRNA abundance…
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