The Beef Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Angela Gonella: Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Programming | Ep. 21
Oct 29, 2026In this episode of The Beef Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Angela Gonella, Associate Professor at the University of Florida, explains how maternal nutrition can shape calf development long before birth. She discusses nutritional programming, methionine supplementation, DNA methylation, muscle development, and feed efficiency, highlighting why nutrition throughout gestation can influence offspring productivity well beyond birth. Listen now on all major platforms!
Click here to read the full research articles:
- Impact of dietary supplementation of beef cows with rumen-protected methionine during the periconceptional period on prenatal growth and performance to weaning
- Impact of dietary supplementation of beef cows with rumen-protected methionine during the periconceptional period on post-weaning performance of female offspring
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What you'll learn:
- Maternal nutrition effects
- Fetal muscle development
- DNA methylation pathways
- Methionine supplementation
- Long-term calf performance
Meet the guest:
Dr. Angela Gonella is an Assistant Professor of Beef Cattle Reproduction at the University of Florida. She earned her D.V.M. in Colombia, M.Sc. from the National University of Colombia, and Ph.D. from the University of São Paulo. Her research focuses on early pregnancy, reproductive efficiency, periconceptional programming, and molecular and metabolomic markers in beef cattle. Listen to Dr. Angela Gonella on The Beef Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.
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