Calf diarrhea is a commonly reported disease in young animals, and still a major cause of
productivity and economic loss to cattle producers worldwide. In the report of the 2007 …

In order for livestock industries to consistently produce high quality meat, there must be an
understanding of the factors that cause quality to vary, as well as the contribution of genetics …

Intramuscular fat (IMF) content plays a key role in various quality traits of meat. IMF content
varies between species, between breeds and between muscle types in the same breed …

Multiple synergistic factors affect the development and composition of mammalian gut
microbiota, but effects of host genetics remain unclear. To illuminate the role of host genetics …

Nutrient fluctuations during the fetal stage affects fetal development, which has long-term
impacts on the production efficiency and quality of meat. During the early development, a …

Simple Summary Animal fat deposition has a major impact on the meat yield from individual
carcasses as well the perceived eating quality for consumers. Understanding the impact of …

The concept that postnatal health and development can be influenced by events that occur
in utero originated from epidemiological studies in humans supported by numerous …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) arises when maternal stressors coincide with peak
placental development, leading to placental insufficiency. When the expanding nutrient …

Performance varies considerably at weaning, perhaps in part because it is associated with
the personality traits of the animals. Our objective was to identify calf personality traits using …

The objective of this study was to examine whether the plane of nutrition of cows at a critical
time for fetal skeletal muscle and adipose tissue development would affect meat quality and …