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Allostatic load and preterm birth [PDF]

, 2015
Preterm birth is a universal health problem that is one of the largest unmet medical needs contributing to the global burden of disease. Adding to its complexity is that there are no means to predict who is at risk when pregnancy begins or when women ...
McCreary, J Keiko, Metz, Gerlinde AS, Ng, Jane WY, Olson, David M, Severson, Emily M, Verstraeten, Barbara   +5 more
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Effects of Feeding 60% Dried Corn Distillers’ Grains or the Equivalent Sulfur as CaSO₄ on DNA Integrity and Gene Expression in Yearling Angus Bull Sperm

Ruminants, 2023
We evaluated the effects of feeding 60% dried corn distillers’ grains plus solubles (DDGS) or the equivalent sulfur as CaSO4 on sperm characteristics and transcript abundance.
Cierrah J. Kassetas, Tom W. Geary, Abby L. Zezeski, Joel S. Caton, James D. Kirsch, Sheri T. Dorsam, Wellison J. S. Diniz, Kacie L. McCarthy, Matthew S. Crouse, Kevin K. Sedivec, Bryan W. Neville, Carl R. Dahlen   +11 more
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Hepcidin and iron homeostasis during pregnancy. [PDF]

, 2014
Hepcidin is the master regulator of systemic iron bioavailability in humans. This review examines primary research articles that assessed hepcidin during pregnancy and postpartum and report its relationship to maternal and infant iron status and birth ...
Cadwell, Brooke, Day, Jessica, Koenig, Mary Dawn, Nemeth, Elizabeta, Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa   +4 more
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Dietary melatonin supplementation alters uteroplacental amino acid flux during intrauterine growth restriction in ewes

Animal, 2013
Dietary melatonin supplementation during mid- to late-gestation increased umbilical artery blood flow and caused disproportionate fetal growth. This melatonin-induced increase in umbilical artery blood flow may alter nutrient availability to the fetus ...
C.O. Lemley, L.E. Camacho, A.M. Meyer, M. Kapphahn, J.S. Caton, K.A. Vonnahme   +5 more
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Effects of maternal subnutrition during early pregnancy on cow hematological profiles and offspring physiology and vitality in two beef breeds [PDF]

, 2019
This experiment evaluated the effects of subnutrition during early gestation on hematology in cows (Bos Taurus) and on hematological, metabolic, endocrine, and vitality parameters in their calves.
Almaguer C., Civelek T., Fay R. A., García‐Belenguer S., Krimer P. M., Lozano M., Schafer S., Schultz R. D., Tchernia G., Tennant B.   +9 more
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Weight gain and dietary intake during pregnancy in industrialized countries - a systematic review of observational studies [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Gestational weight gain (GWG) above the recently recommended ranges is likely to be related to adverse pregnancy outcomes and therefore a challenge in industrialized countries.
Aaronson LS, Ancri G, Beal VA, Chu SY, Deierlein AL, Dietz P, Kramer M, Nichols SD, Nohr EA, Ortega RM, Picone TA, Scholl TO, Sepulveda A, Stevens-Simon C, Stevens-Simon C, Viswanathan M, Wrotniak BH   +16 more
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Whole-body microbiota of newborn calves and their response to prenatal vitamin and mineral supplementation

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Early life microbial colonization and factors affecting colonization patterns are gaining interest due to recent developments suggesting that early life microbiome may play a role in Developmental Origins of Health and Disease.
Sarah M. Luecke, Devin B. Holman, Kaycie N. Schmidt, Katherine E. Gzyl, Jennifer L. Hurlbert, Ana Clara B. Menezes, Kerri A. Bochantin, James D. Kirsch, Friederike Baumgaertner, Kevin K. Sedivec, Kendall C. Swanson, Carl R. Dahlen, Samat Amat   +12 more
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Sequencing and culture-based characterization of the vaginal and uterine microbiota in beef cattle that became pregnant or remained open following artificial insemination

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
In this study, we evaluated the vaginal and uterine microbiota between beef cattle that became pregnant via artificial insemination (AI) and those that remained open to identify microbial signatures associated with fertility.
Emily M. Webb, Devin B. Holman, Kaycie N. Schmidt, Beena Pun, Kevin K. Sedivec, Jennifer L. Hurlbert, Kerri A. Bochantin, Alison K. Ward, Carl R. Dahlen, Samat Amat   +9 more
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Improved timed-mating, non-invasive method using fewer unproven female rats with pregnancy validation via early body mass increases [PDF]

, 2018
For studies requiring accurate conception-timing, reliable, efficient methods of detecting oestrus reduce time and costs, whilst improving welfare. Standard methods use vaginal cytology to stage cycle, and breeders are paired–up using approximately five ...
Agata K Stramek, Barnett SW, Becker JB, Crean GP, Cripps AW, Feder HH, Ferguson SA, Goldman JM, Gualillo O, Johnson ML, Johnson ML, Lopez-Luna P, Marcondes FK, Michelle L Johnson, Prager EM, Pujol E, Trujillo ML, Turner KM, Victoria J Taylor   +18 more
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Thyroid Hormones and Cortisol Concentrations in Offspring are Influenced by Maternal Supranutritional Selenium and Nutritional Plane in Sheep

Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2013
To determine the effects of maternal supranutritional selenium (Se) supplementation and maternal nutritional plane on offspring growth potential, ewes were randomly assigned to 1 of 6 treatments in a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement [dietary Se (adequate Se ...
Kimberly A. Vonnahme, Tammi L. Neville, Leslie A. Lekatz, Lawrence P. Reynolds, Carolyn J. Hammer, Dale A. Redmer, Joel S. Caton   +6 more
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