'When mum is not fed appropriately, it has long lasting effects on offspring' - FeedNavigator.com

“The true career award, the one that really matters”​ is how Steven Zinn describes the American Society of Animal Science Morrison award he received last month [July].

Zinn, head and professor in the Department of Animal Science within the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources at the University of Connecticut, was given the award in recognition of his ‘substantial contributions to research related to livestock production’.​

Zinn’s field of specialism is growth biology and lactation in cattle, swine and sheep, and the interactions between nutrient intake and hormones. He has been investigating this area for over 30 years and his research efforts have yielded over 95 peer-reviewed manuscripts, two book chapters and over 130 abstracts. 

His current research focuses on the effects of maternal nutrition on offspring growth and metabolism both pre- and post-natal.

“We have been studying this for about ten years. We have done a variety of studies but our primary model is to appoint gestating ewes (with twins) to one of three diets: normal, 60% of normal (underfed) and 140% of normal (overfed),” ​he told FeedNavigator.

He explained that the rationale behind the diets is that the underfed model mimics conditions in autumn, when feed is limited, whereas the overfed model is more representative of producer-fed sheep.

He continued: “They are fed that diet for the length of gestation and we look at the offspring birth rates and size. In a couple of experiments we have collected fetuses at day 30, 60 and 90 so we can look at developmental changes during gestation.”​

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