Effects of Late-Gestation Nutritional Restriction and Hydroxytyrosol Supplementation on Behavioural Responses and Neuroendocrine Blood Markers in Beef Cows and Their Calves
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2026-04-13
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Escalera Moreno, NievesSerrano Pérez, Beatriz
Blanco Penedo, Isabel
López de Armentia Osés, Leire
Noya Clavé, Agustí
Sanz Pascua, Albina
Alvarez Rodríguez, Javier
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Late-gestation nutritional restriction in beef cows altered feeding behaviour, increased stress indicators, and disrupted circadian and inflammatory gene expression in both cows and calves. Supplementation with hydroxytyrosol partially alleviated these effects, improving maternal stress responses and restoring normal behavioural, circadian, and inflammatory profiles in calves to levels comparable with those born to adequately fed dams.
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Escalera-Moreno, N., Serrano-Pérez, B., Blanco-Penedo, I., López de Armentia, L., Noya, A., Sanz, A., & Álvarez-Rodríguez, J. (2026). Effects of Late-Gestation Nutritional Restriction and Hydroxytyrosol Supplementation on Behavioural Responses and Neuroendocrine Blood Markers in Beef Cows and Their Calves. Agriculture, 16(8), 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture16080859
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Ganado bovinoNutrición animal
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Comportamiento animal
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Este trabajo formó parte del proyecto PID2020-113617RR-C22, financiado por el MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (FETALNUT, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Gobierno de España), el Gobierno de Aragón (subvención al grupo de investigación INPASS A25_23R) y el Gobierno de Cataluña (2021 SGR 01361).