Male piglets less resilient to stress when moms get sick during pregnancy

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) When pigs get hit with significant illnesses during key stages of pregnancy, their immune response may negatively affect developing piglets, making them less productive on the farm. New research from the University of Illinois shows that when those piglets - especially males - experience a second stressor in early life, they are at higher risk of neurodevelopmental and other neurological anomalies, putting them...