RT Journal Article
T1 Maternal undernutrition and offspring sex determine birth-weight, postnatal development and meat characteristics in traditional swine breeds
A1 Vázquez Gómez, Marta
A1 García-Contreras, C.
A1 Torres-Rovira, L.
A1 Astiz, S.
A1 Óvilo, C.
A1 González-Bulnes, A.
A1 Isabel Redondo, Beatriz
AB The aim of this study was to determine how maternal undernutrition during pregnancy and offspring birth-weight can affect the postnatal development of offspring under farm conditions, which may lead to consequences in its meat and carcass quality. The current study involved a total of 80 litters from Iberian sows fed a diet fulfilling daily requirements (n = 47; control) or providing 70% daily requirements (n = 33; underfed) from d 38 to d 90 of gestation when fetal tissue development begins. After birth, piglets born live were classified as low birth-weight (LBW; < 1 kg) and normal birth-weight (NBW; ≥1 kg). During the growing phase, 240 control and 230 underfed pigs (50% males and females) distributed by BW category and sex were studied until the slaughter.
PB BMC
YR 2018
FD 2018-04-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92647
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92647
LA eng
NO Vazquez-Gomez, M.; Garcia-Contreras, C.; Torres-Rovira, L.; Astiz, S.; Ovilo, C.; Gonzalez-Bulnes, A.; Isabel, B.Maternal undernutrition and offspring sex determine birth-weight, postnatal development and meat characteristics in traditional swine breeds. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9, BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 19/03/2018. ISSN 2049-1891
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (project AGL2013–48121-C3-R and AGL2016– 79321-C2–2-R), co-financiado por FEDER.
NO MEDGAN-REDLAB (project S2013/ABI-2913) y Comunidad de Madrid, co-financiado por FEDER
NO Gobierno de España (MVG: FPU National Program Grant Number FPU014/01285. CGC: FPI National Program Grant Number BES-2014-070464)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025