Effects of early gestational undernutrition on fetal growth, organ development, and placentomal composition in the bovine.

@article{Long2009EffectsOE,
  title={Effects of early gestational undernutrition on fetal growth, organ development, and placentomal composition in the bovine.},
  author={N. M. Long and Kimberly Ann Vonnahme and Bret W. Hess and Peter W. Nathanielsz and Stephen P. Ford},
  journal={Journal of animal science},
  year={2009},
  volume={87 6},
  pages={
          1950-9
        }
}
Fetal intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is known to negatively affect offspring health postnatally. This study evaluated the impacts of early gestational undernutrition followed by realimentation on bovine fetal and placental growth. Thirty multiparous beef cows bred to a single sire and gestating female fetuses were fed to meet NRC recommendations (control; n = 15) or fed below NRC recommendations (68.1% of NE(m) and 86.7% of MP recommendations; nutrient restricted, NR; n = 15) from d 30… 
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