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 …

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 …

Although the negative effect of maternal exposure to heat stress on production and
reproduction of offspring has been reported, there are some discrepancies among various …

Although some studies investigated the relationship of dam milk production (DMP) with
offspring birth weight and productive performance, limited information is available on the …

The first parity, or first pregnancy, of ruminant females has negative effects on offspring
during fetal, perinatal, and pre-weaning periods which ultimately lead to diminished pre …

Mammalian females are born with a finite number of follicles in their ovaries that is referred
to as the ovarian reserve. There is a large amount of variation between females in the …

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

Level of dam milk production (DMP) and dam milk fat to protein ratio (DFPR), as an indicator
of metabolic status in dairy cows, have been identified to be associated with productive and …

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 …

Various prenatal factors including the number of littermates (fraternity size) and exposure to
male littermate (fraternity sex ratio) during fetal period have been reported to influence …