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 …

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 …

Abstract “Developmental programming” is the concept that “developmental insults” during
fetal life or infancy, including poor nutrition, poor health care and sickness, and a wide array …

Assisted reproductive techniques (ART) and parental nutritional status have profound effects
on embryonic/fetal and placental development, which are probably mediated via …

Growing evidence has highlighted the interplay between early life environment and long-
term consequences in metabolic status and performance of livestock animals. Exposure to …

Livestock industries are increasingly focusing on improving lifetime performance and
productivity while reducing environmental impact and cost of production. The perinatal …

ABSTRACT The 2015 Triennial Reproduction Symposium focused on developmental
programming of fertility. The topics covered during the morning session included the role of …

Developmental programming is the concept that 'stressors' during development (ie
pregnancy, the perinatal period and infancy) can cause long-term changes in gene …

The concept of the foetal/developmental origins of adult disease has been around for~ 20
years and from the original epidemiological studies in human populations much more …

Developmental programming has been studied extensively for its role in preventing offspring
from expressing their total genetic potential for growth owing to stress and insults suffered …