A. Gonella-Diaza

Gestational heat stress alters the plasma metabolome of Bos indicus-influenced beef cows and modifies the calf metabolome at birth.

This 3-year study evaluated the effects of heat stress mitigation during late gestation on the plasma metabolome of Bos indicus-influenced cow-calf pairs. On day 0 of each year (92 ± 19 days prepartum, n = 88/treatment/year), multiparous, pregnant Brangus crossbred cows were stratified by body condition score and body...