Publications by authors named "Bethania J Davila Ruiz"
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- The study assessed the impact of vitamin and mineral supplementation (VTM) and varying rates of weight gain (GAIN) on the development of placental blood vessels and gene expression in crossbred Angus heifers.
- In Experiment 1, heifers were split into groups based on VTM treatment and weight gain rates, with evaluations showing no significant effects on placental vascularity or angiogenic factors gene expression.
- Experiment 2 highlighted that while baseline control (CON) heifers had lower cotyledon vascularity, those receiving VTM showed a tendency for greater vascularity, suggesting the importance of continued supplementation during later stages of pregnancy.
We hypothesized that restricted maternal nutrition and supplementation of one-carbon metabolites (OCM; methionine, folate, choline, and vitamin B12) would affect placental vascular development during early pregnancy. A total of 43 cows were bred, and 32 heifers successfully became pregnant with female calves, leading to the formation of four treatment groups: CON - OCM (n = 8), CON + OCM (n = 7), RES - OCM (n = 9), and RES + OCM (n = 8). The experimental design was a 2 × 2 factorial, with main factors of dietary intake affecting average daily gain: control (CON; 0.
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