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Nutritional sub-fertility in the dairy cow: towards improved reproductive management through a better biological understanding

Animal, 2010
There has been a significant decline in the reproductive performance of dairy cattle in recent decades. Cows, take longer time to return to the oestrus after calving, have poorer conception rates, and show fewer signs of oestrus.
N.C. Friggens, C. Disenhaus, H.V. Petit
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Safety of maternal creatine supplementation: evidence from a guinea pig model of full-term pregnancy [PDF]

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Background Maternal creatine supplementation, whereby a mother consumes creatine throughout pregnancy to increase fetal creatine levels, has been proposed as a prophylactic therapy for improving developmental outcomes in cases of fetal growth restriction,
Alice K. Freeman, Rebecca M. Dyson, Mary J. Berry, Stacey J. Ellery   +3 more
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The Maternal–Fetal Gut Microbiota Axis: Physiological Changes, Dietary Influence, and Modulation Possibilities

Life, 2022
The prenatal period and the first years of life have a significant impact on the health issues and life quality of an individual. The appropriate development of the immune system and the central nervous system are thought to be major critical determining
É. Mikó, András Császár, J. Bódis, K. Kovács   +3 more
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Mothers and their children’s health (MATCH): a study protocol for a population‐based longitudinal cohort

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background The quality of prenatal care is critical for the prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), only 64 % of women worldwide have access to over four sessions of prenatal care throughout ...
Reihaneh Pirjani, Ashraf Moini, Javad Heshmati, Azar Mardi-Mamaghani, Mahnaz Esmaeili, Mehrnoosh Shafaatdoost, Arezoo Maleki-Hajiagha, Elham Karimi, Mojgan Hossein-boroujerdi, Fatemeh Shokri, Zahra Mosanezhad, Niloofar Bajool, Matina Noori, Ladan Hosseini, Emma Persad, Mahdi Sepidarkish   +15 more
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A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators to implementing recommended infant nutrition practices in Mumbai, India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2020
Background Childhood malnutrition has been a longstanding crisis in Mumbai, India. Despite national IYCF (Infant Young Child Feeding) guidelines to promote best practices for infant/toddler feeding, nearly one-third of children under age five are stunted
Priyanka Athavale, Kristin Hoeft, Rupal M. Dalal, Ameya P. Bondre, Piyasree Mukherjee, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez   +5 more
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Effect of Prickly Pear Cactus Peel Supplementation on Milk Production, Nutrient Digestibility and Rumen Fermentation of Sheep and the Maternal Effects on Growth and Physiological Performance of Suckling Offspring

Animals, 2020
Simple Summary The agricultural byproducts commonly used as a feedstuff depend on their high abundance and the nutritional composition. Moreover, several agricultural byproducts are a valuable source of active ingredients, which could be used as feed ...
S. A. Morshedy, Aymen E Abdal Mohsen, M. Basyony, R. Almeer, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Y. El-Gindy   +5 more
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Maternal Nutrition During Late Gestation and Lactation: Association With Immunity and the Inflammatory Response in the Offspring

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
The immature immune system at birth and environmental stress increase the risk of infection in nursing pigs. Severe infection subsequently induces intestinal and respiratory diseases and even cause death of pigs.
Qihui Li, Siwang Yang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xinghong Liu, Zhihui Wu, Yingao Qi, W. Guan, M. Ren, Shihai Zhang   +8 more
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Neurodegenerative Susceptibility During Maternal Nutritional Programing: Are Central and Peripheral Innate Immune Training Relevant?

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020
Maternal overnutrition modulates body weight, development of metabolic failure and, potentially, neurodegenerative susceptibility in the offspring.
Marcela Cárdenas-Tueme, L. Montalvo-Martínez, Roger Maldonado-Ruiz, Alberto Camacho-Morales, D. Reséndez-Pérez   +4 more
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Calorie Intake of Pregnant Women and Related Factors in Health Centers of Urban Areas Qom, 2007 [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2011
Background and Objectives: Pregnancy is a critical period during which good maternal nutrition plays a key role influencing the health of both mother and child.
z Abedini, H Ahmari Tehran, R Ahangari
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Whole-embryonic identification of maternal microchimeric cell types in mouse using single-cell RNA sequencing

Scientific Reports, 2022
Even though the mother and the fetus of placental mammals are immunologically non-self with respect to one other, mutual exchange of small numbers of cells between them is known to occur.
Kana Fujimoto, A. Nakajima, S. Hori, Yumiko Tanaka, Y. Shirasaki, S. Uemura, Naoki Irie   +6 more
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