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PSIII-23 Maternal metabolizable protein level and rumen-protected methionine impacts on beef steer progeny gene expression in muscle and liver

Authors: Kortney Acton, Ira B Mandell, Lee-Anne Huber, Michael A Steele, Katharine M Wood

This experiment evaluated how maternal metabolizable protein level and rumen-protected methionine supplementation during late gestation impacts expression of genes associated with fetal programming in beef steer offspring. In a 3 x 2 factorial arrangement, 138 Angus crossbred cows were randomly assigned one of three metabolizable protein (MP) treatments (fed to meet 90, 100, or 110% of MP requirements), with (without) 9 g/d of rumen-protected methionine (MET; Smartamine® M, Adisseo Inc.).

Read it here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8506287/