Impact of Maternal Nutrition on Offspring Development and Health in Ruminants
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases in Veterinary Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 364
Special Issue Editors
Interests: beef cattle nutrition; fetal programming; nutritional physiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Veterinary Sciences will focus on advancing our knowledge on the impacts of maternal mineral nutrition on offspring development and health in ruminants, including both large ruminants (e.g., cattle and buffalo) and small ruminants (e.g., sheep and goats). Maternal nutrient intake is one of the main factors that influence the availability of nutrients to the fetus, and an inadequate nutrient supply can have a long-lasting impact on offspring growth and health. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the effects of nutritional management strategies on the supply of essential nutrients delivered to the fetus. Thus, we encourage the submission of original research articles and reviews that provide novel insights into the role of nutrition during gestation and/or lactation on offspring performance and health, as well as potential epigenetic modifications.
We welcome and look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Ana Clara Baião Menezes
Dr. Manuel Vasquez-Hidalgo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- developmental programming
- gestation
- lactation
- nutrition
- offspring performance
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