Not exact matches
«Our results using an animal model suggest that a maternal high - fat diet
during pregnancy and
lactation could have significant and lasting effects on the brain, behavior and cognition of rat
pups,» said Dr. Tamashiro.
They report that females exposed to the higher dose of BPS
during pregnancy and
lactation spent significantly more time on the nest than controls at one observation point, an unexpected finding given that mouse mothers usually spend less time on the nest as
pups grow and develop.
I say «almost entirely» because we have observed congenital hypothyroidism with goiter in a litter of golden retriever
pups in which the bitch was ill advisedly supplemented with kelp powder
during late gestation and
lactation.
The relationship between the size of southern elephant seal mothers, the growth of their
pups, and the use of maternal energy, fat, and protein
during lactation.