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Maternal nutrition in early pregnancy counts more than you think
2016-09-16 10:00:00| Beef
SPONSORED Nutrition during early gestation is just as critical as during later gestation. Nutritional disruptions during pregnancy can have far reaching implications later in the calfs life, even into adulthood. read more
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Focus on Milking Ability – Maternal Line Index 2
2016-08-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
IRELAND - Over the last 10 years there has been a substantial increase in the prolificacy of sows resulting in increased litter size, writes Dr Patrick Varley.
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US maternal mortality rate continues to rise
2015-12-02 20:46:53| Biotech - Topix.net
It's hard to comprehend how the United States, one of the wealthiest nations in the world, is now one of only eight countries -- including Afghanistan and South Sudan -- where the number of women dying as a result of pregnancy and childbirth is going up. First, the numbers: More than 25 years ago, in 1987, there were 7.2 deaths of mothers per 100,000 live births in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Hackensack University Medical Center Receives Federal Grant to Improve Maternal Outcomes in ...
2015-09-28 20:38:04| Paper - Topix.net
September 28, 2015 -- Hackensack University Medical Center's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has received a $3,316,475 grant to measure pregnancy complications involving the placenta in real-time, using automated 3-D ultrasound tools. The grant, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Health's Human Placenta Project, will be used to enhance HackensackUMC's innovative collaborative research program with University of Oxford physicians in the United Kingdom for the early detection of at-risk pregnancies.
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Maternal diet before conception may affect baby's DNA expression
2015-06-12 08:00:21| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
"Because this gene plays a key role in controlling response to viral infections and offering protection against certain cancers, the potential implications are enormous," said Professor Andrew Prentice. A mother's environment and dietary habits around the time of conception could permanently change the function of genes influencing the risk of diseases in her child, say researchers.
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