One-carbon metabolism: linking nutritional biochemistry to epigenetic programming of long-term development

CE Clare, AH Brassington, WY Kwong… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
One-carbon (1C) metabolism comprises a series of interlinking metabolic pathways that
include the methionine and folate cycles that are central to cellular function, providing 1C …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Learning from the future—A vision for dairy farms and cows in 2067

JH Britt, RA Cushman, CD Dechow, H Dobson… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The world's population will reach 10.4 billion in 2067, with 81% residing in Africa or Asia.
Arable land available for food production will decrease to 0.15 ha per person. Temperature …

Biology of heat stress; the nexus between intestinal hyperpermeability and swine reproduction

EJ Mayorga, JW Ross, AF Keating, RP Rhoads… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
Unfavorable weather conditions are one of the largest constraints to maximizing farm animal
productivity. Heat stress (HS), in particular, compromises almost every metric of profitability …

The role of dietary fibre in pig production, with a particular emphasis on reproduction

S Jarrett, CJ Ashworth - Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Fibres from a variety of sources are a common constituent of pig feeds. They provide a
means to utilise locally-produced plant materials which are often a by-product of the food or …

Reproductive and Metabolic Health Following Exposure to Environmental Chemicals: Mechanistic Insights from Mammalian Models

M Bellingham, NP Evans, RG Lea… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The decline in human reproductive and metabolic health over the past 50 years is
associated with exposure to complex mixtures of anthropogenic environmental chemicals …

Nutritional programming in fishes: insights from mammalian studies

Z Hou, LA Fuiman - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2020 - Springer
Epidemiological evidence and subsequent studies using mammalian models have
established a strong correlation between suboptimal nutritional status during early life and …

Invited review: Opportunities for genetic improvement toward higher prolificacy in sheep

E Gootwine - Small Ruminant Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Breeding for higher prolificacy may improve lamb production efficiency in semi-intensive and
intensive sheep-production systems. Crossbreeding of native breeds with exotic prolific …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental risk factors in puppies and kittens for developing chronic disorders in adulthood: a call for research on developmental programming

V Gaillard, S Chastant, G England, O Forman… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many dogs and cats are affected by chronic diseases that significantly impact their health
and welfare and relationships with humans. Some of these diseases can be challenging to …

The mammalian preimplantation embryo: its role in the environmental programming of postnatal health and performance

MA Velazquez, A Idriss, P Chavatte-Palmer… - Animal Reproduction …, 2023 - Elsevier
During formation of the preimplantation embryo several cellular and molecular milestones
take place, making the few cells forming the early embryo vulnerable to environmental …

The epigenetics of gametes and early embryos and potential long-range consequences in livestock species—filling in the picture with epigenomic analyses

L Zhu, SL Marjani, Z Jiang - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The epigenome is dynamic and forged by epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA
methylation, histone modifications, chromatin remodeling, and non-coding RNA species …