CONSEQUENCES OF SUPPLYING METHYL DONORS DURING PREGNANCY ON THE METHYLOME OF THE OFFSPRING FROM LACTATING AND NON-LACTATING DAIRY CATTLE.

Consequences of supplying methyl donors during pregnancy on the methylome of the offspring from lactating and non-lactating dairy cattle.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential effects of methyl donor supplementation of pregnant animals in the presence or absence of a concomitant lactation on the methylome of the offspring.Twenty Holstein cows, 10 nulliparous (non-lactating while pregnant) and 10 multiparous (lactating while pregnant) were blocked by parity and randomly

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