Dietary BA supplementation upregulated (P < 0.05) liver glucose-6-phosphatase (G6PC), PC, and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 (PCK1) expression levels, whereas downregulated (P < 0.05) liver cytochrome P450 family 8 subfamily A member 1 (CYP7A1), FAS, and stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1 (SCD1) expression levels regardless of IUGR. The gene discussed is SCD; the disease is fetal growth restriction.