Maternal Undernutrition Effect on Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein (PAG) Concentration in Sheep Carrying Single and Multiple Fetuses.

ABSTRACT: To the best of our knowledge, no studies in the literature have reported on the relationship between the pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) concentration and undernutrition during pregnancy in sheep. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of undernutrition on the blood concentration of PAGs in pregnant ewes carrying single and multiple fetuses, undergoing either dietary energy restriction or receiving 100% of their energy requirements during the period of maximal placenta growth. From d 24 to 100 of pregnancy, the ewes were fed ryegrass hay and two different iso-proteic concentrates, fulfilling either 100% of the ewes' energy requirements (control group; n = 30, 14 singleton pregnancies, 16 multiple pregnancies) or only 50% (feed-restricted group; n = 29; 11 s

SUBMITTER: Barbato O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11639935 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature