Gut health, stress, and immunity in neonatal dairy calves: the host side of host-pathogen interactions.

ABSTRACT: The cumulative evidence that perinatal events have long-lasting ripple effects through the life of livestock animals should impact future nutritional and management recommendations at the farm level. The implications of fetal programming due to malnutrition, including neonatal survival and lower birth weights, have been characterized, particularly during early and mid-gestation, when placental and early fetal stages are being developed. The accelerated fetal growth during late pregnancy has been known for some time, while the impact of maternal stressors during this time on fetal development and by extent its postnatal repercussions on health and performance are still being defined. Maternal stressors during late pregnancy cannot only influence colostrogenesis but also compromise adequate

SUBMITTER: Osorio JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7649058 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature