Piglets born to heat-stressed sows may carry the burden of their mom’s discomfort later in life in the form of health complications and diminished performance. Now, this so-called “in utero heat stress” may also hypersensitize the piglet’s immune system, potentially doing more harm than good to the young animals, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists has learned.
Piglets pay the price of mom’s heat stress
Pigs that experience heat stress while pregnant can predispose their offspring to health complications and diminished performance later in life.
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