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- Title
Prenatal programming of later performance in dairy cattle.
- Authors
Van Eetvelde, M.; Opsomer, G.
- Abstract
Prenatal programming refers to the fact that insults during pre- and early postnatal life can have long-term consequences on the health and performance. In diary cattle, physiological conditions, such as maternal body growth, milk yield and parity, and environmental conditions during gestation can create a suboptimal environment for the developing fetus. As a consequence, adaptations of the placental and newborn phenotype take place. In addition, potential long-term effects of prenatal programming influence body growth, fertility, milk yield and longevity in dairy cows. These results suggest that the current management systems may pose a risk for the long-term health and performance of dairy cattle. Hence, in management practices, all pre- and postnatal aspects should carefully be considered in order to raise healthier and more productive dairy cows.
- Subjects
DAIRY cattle; LACTATION in cattle; MILK yield; PRENATAL influences; COWS; CATTLE; PLANT fertility; LONGEVITY
- Publication
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift, 2020, Vol 89, Issue 1, p53
- ISSN
0303-9021
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21825/vdt.v89i1.15985