Choline deficiency during pregnancy influences milk composition in sows

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Researchers at the University of Illinois who study the impacts of nutrition on brain development using the piglet as a model, recently looked at the impact choline deficiency during pregnancy has on the nutrient composition of sow milk up to 19 days after birth. They found that when sows did not have enough dietary choline during pregnancy, alterations in choline metabolites, fatty acids, and amino acids, for ...