Abstract

During pregnancy, nutritional status of the ewe is crucial because of its potential effect on fetal development, subsequent lamb survival and reproduction post-birth (Rhind et al., 2001). Manipulation of the progress of fetal development can affect the structure and physiology of adult offspring through the process of fetal programming (Barker et al., 1993). Epidemiological data... Continued

K, Asmad, AM Paten, MFP Loureiro, PR Kenyon, SJ Pain, TJ Parkinson, WE Pomroy, I Scott, and HT Blair

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 71, Invercargill, 59-61, 2011