Abstract
IT has been shown by Ferguson1 that there is a considerable rise in total liver fat in healthy sheep at the 135th–140th day of pregnancy, when their food consumption is severely restricted from the 100th day, but that the livers of ewes which are maintained on a high plane of nutrition from the 100th day contain the same small amount of fat towards the end of term as do non-pregnant animals. Dryerre and Robertson2 did not investigate the effect of plane of nutrition on liver fat during pregnancy; but in well-nourished ewes they found no difference in liver fat between animals bearing a single and those bearing more than one fœtus, and that there appeared to be no correlation between the lipide content of the liver of the ewe and the growth of the fœtus.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Ferguson, N. L., Brit. J. Nutrit., [45, 269 (1954)].
Dryerre. H., and Robertson, A., J. Physiol., 99, 443 (1941).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
FERGUSON, N. Relationship between Maternal Liver Fat and Fœtal Weight in Ovine Pregnancy. Nature 174, 277–278 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174277a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/174277a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.