Tag Archives: Rodolfo Cardoso
AgriLife Research scientists investigate mysteries of puberty in young female cattle
By Blair Fannin BEEVILLE – Uncovering the mysteries of puberty in young female cattle has been the focal point of career research for Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists Drs. Gary Williams and Rodolfo Cardoso. Now, the two researchers have come to the conclusion that puberty is not only affected in the months prior to, but also events during pregnancy and development. The findings, highlighted in Scientia, http://bit.ly/2Y5LtW8, an international publication based in the United Kingdom, also have implications in humans, perhaps leading to a better understanding of what causes early… Read More →
Epigenetic Programming of Heifer Puberty Through Perinatal Nutrition
Nationally and internationally, research on the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) has taken the old saying “you are what you eat” to levels of importance that even its originator, nutritionist Victor Lindlahr, never imagined. The DOHaD hypothesis, set forth originally by epidemiologist David Barker, was the first to suggest a link between prenatal nutrition and late-onset coronary heart disease in humans. We now know that a variety of developmental and health-related outcomes can result from changes in the character of the maternal and postnatal environment, including… Read More →