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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Poor Maternal Diet During Gestation Alters Offspring Muscle Morphometrics, Collagen Gene Expression, and Meat Tenderness in Sheep.

Mia Y Kawaida, Amanda S Reiter, Nicole M Tillquist, Brandon I Smith, Daniela A Alambarrio, John M Gonzalez, Stephanie N Royko, Michela A Brown, Shawn R Re, Kristen E Govoni and 2 more

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12 authors.

Mia Y KawaidaDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-3426-2208
Amanda S ReiterDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-2091-1052
Nicole M TillquistDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8596-5335
Brandon I SmithDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Daniela A AlambarrioDepartment of Animal Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
John M GonzalezDepartment of Animal Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1905-9294
Stephanie N RoykoDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Michela A BrownDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Shawn R ReDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Kristen E GovoniDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4075-6649
Steven A ZinnDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9305-6940
Sarah A ReedDepartment of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9961-6280

Funding

United States Department of Agriculture 2019-67015-29736
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We hypothesized that maternal overfeeding and restricted feeding during gestation would alter the collagen content, muscle fiber cross-sectional area (CSA), and meat tenderness in offspring. Pregnant ewes were fed 100% (CON), 60% (RES), or 140% (OVER) of their requirements from day 30 of gestation until parturition. Male offspring were necropsied at 282 ± 1.8 days of age. Gene expression and CSA were quantified in the longissimus (LM) and semitendinosus (STN) muscles. The Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) was quantified in LM. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA, with diet as a fixed effect. Differences were considered significant at

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collagenmaternal nutritionmeatmusclesheeptenderness

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PMID41681465
PMCPMC12896928

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