139. Award Talk: Integrative Physiology and Functional Genomics Reveal Novel Mechanisms Regulating Pubertal Development in Gilts.
Gilts reaching puberty early have greater lifetime productivity but 10-20% are acyclic before first breeding, presenting a major management challenge. Puberty is a complex maturational process, involving molecular and cellular events that are influenced by the environment, nutrition, and genetics. Initiation of puber...
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