Successful reproduction is a cornerstone in food animal industry in order to sustain food
production for human. Therefore, various methods focusing on genetics and postnatal …

The global population as well as the demand for human food is rapidly growing worldwide,
which necessitates improvement of efficiency in livestock operations. In this context …

The concept of developmental programming suggests that environmental influences during
pre-and early postnatal life that can have long-term effects on future health and …

Since the 1990s, livestock industries have been forced to respond to major pressures from
society, particularly with respect to methane emissions and animal welfare. These …

Although the association of maternal milk production with developmental programming of
offspring has been investigated, there is limited information available on the relationship of …

The developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) shows that a relationship exists
between parental environment at large, foeto‐placental development and the risk for the …

The hypothesis of developmental programming of health and disease was first popularized
by Dr. David Barker in 1990s (Barker, 2004). Ever since numerous studies in human beings …

In mammals, around fertilization, the nucleolus of embryos transforms into the nucleolus
precursor bodies (NPBs), which continue to mature until the blastocyst stage, leading to …