Alejandro Relling

IntroductionMaternal nutrition produces metabolic and endocrine changes that may cause fetal programming effects (Ford et al., 2007). In the livestock industry, potential effects on performance and reproduction of offspring are extremely important. Previous studies in ruminants suggested that maternal nutrition altered energy metabolism, muscle development, and body composition of offspring (Du et ...

IntroductionFeeding different fatty acids to animals alters the fatty acid profile of tissues, colostrum, and milk (Shingfield et al., 2013). Additionally, circulating fatty acids can be transferred to the fetus; hence, supplementing fatty acids prepartum alters the fatty acids being transferred to the fetus (Noble et al., 1978). The omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docos ...

Weaning is a normal process in beef production, where the newly weaned calf is denied both its dam’s milk and social contact with her and other adults (Stookey et al., 1997). Newly weaned calves are subjected to a numerous nutritional, behavioral, and immunological stressors immediately prior to and during the weaning, marketing, and transportation process, as well as upon arrival at the fee ...

*Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, OARDC, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster 44691†National Research Council (CONICET, CCT La Plata), Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina‡Dept. of Anim. Sci., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana 61801 Ab ...