Introduction.- Foreword.- List of Contributors.- Chapter 1: Postnatal consequences of the maternal environment and of growth during prenatal life for productivity of ruminants Paul L. Greenwood, Andrew N. Thompson and Stephen P. Ford.- Chapter 2: Quantification of prenatal effects on productivity in pigs Pia M. Nissen and Niels Oksbjerg.- Chapter 3: Managing prenatal development of broiler chickens to improve productivity and thermotolerance Zehava Uni and Shlomo Yahav.- Chapter 4: Biological mechanisms of fetal development relating to postnatal growth efficiency and carcass characteristics in ruminants John M. Brameld, Paul L. Greenwood and Alan W. Bell.- Chapter 5: Mechanistic aspects of fetal development relating to postnatal fibre roduction and follicle development in ruminants C. Simon Bawden, Dave O. Kleemann, Clive J. Mclaughlan, Greg S. Nattrass, and Stephanie M. Dunn.- Chapter 6: Mechanistic aspects of fetal development relating to postnatal health and metabolism in pigs Matthew E. Wilson and Lloyd L. Anderson.- Chapter 7: Regulatory aspects of fetal growth and muscle development relating to postnatal growth and carcass quality in pigs\nCharlotte Rehfeldt, Marcus Mau and Klaus Wimmers.- Chapter 8: Placental Vascularity: A Story of Survival Stephen P. Ford.- Chapter 9: Management and Environmental Influences on Mammary Gland Development and Milk Production Anthony V. Capuco and R. Michael Akers.- Index.