Background Meat goat production is a worldwide industry with products such as meat,milk,soap,and fiber being produced.There are approximately 2.6 million meat goats in the United States.For breeding female ruminants,e...
Xinxiang Medical University;Grant/Award Number:2017ZDCG-04;National Natural Science Foundation of China;Grant/Award Number:81972152 and 82171498;Health Commission of Henan Province,Grant/Award Number:201300310200,212102310589 and LHGJ20190482。
Background:Autism and schizophrenia are environmental risk factors associated with prenatal viral infection during pregnancy.It is still unclear whether behavior phenotypes change at different developmental stages in ...
Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) poses significant risks to both mothers and fetuses, with an escalating global prevalence. This study addresses the critical need for timely GDM detection in high-risk p...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFF1000100);Technology Application and Development Program for Rapid Propagation of Cow Breeding(20211117000005);Basic Science(Agricultural Biology)Research Center of Shaanxi(K3030922016);Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Key R&D Projects(2021BEF01001);Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2022JQ-171)。
The placenta plays a crucial role in successful mammalian reproduction.Ruminant animals possess a semi-invasive placenta characterized by a highly vascularized structure formed by maternal endometrial caruncles and fe...
supported by the fund for the National 14th Five-Year Plan Key Research and Development Program(2021YFD1600702);XPCC Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Project(NCG202232);the Top Talents Award Plan of Yangzhou University(2020)。
Background Exposure to bisphenol A(BPA),an environmental pollutant known for its endocrine-disrupting properties,during gestation has been reported to increase the risk of fetal growth restriction(FGR)in an ovine mode...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFD1301300).
Background Fertility declines in high-parity sows.This study investigated whether parity-dependent declines in embryonic survival and reproductive performance could be restored by dietary coenzyme Q10(CoQ10)supplement...
supported by National Science Foundation of Sichuan Province[2023NSFSC0010];National Natural Science Foundation of China[32230102];the Major Scientific and Technological Special Project of Sichuan Province[No.2021ZDZX0009];National Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System Sichuan Pig innovation team[scsztd-2023-08-03].
Background The feed intake of sows during lactation is often lower than their needs.High-fiber feed is usually used during gestation to increase the voluntary feed intake of sows during lactation.However,the mechanism...
Objective: This paper aims to understand the psychological experience and needs of pregnant women who need induction of labor due to fetal abnormalities at less than 20 weeks of gestation through in-depth interviews. ...
supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no.2014–05142 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Background:Most embryonic loss in pigs occurs before d 30 of gestation.Dietary supplementation with L-arginine(Arg) during early gestation can enhance the survival and development of conceptuses(embryo/fetus and its e...
The Roslin Institute receives Institute Strategic Grant funding from the BBSRC(BB/J004316/1).
Emerging evidence suggests an important role of vitamin D in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy,and the regulation of foetal growth across mammalian species.However,the temporal changes in maternal vitamin...