Cryopreservation of semen and artificial insemination have an important, positive impact on
cattle production, and product quality. Through the use of cryopreserved semen and artificial …

Functional annotation of genomes is a prerequisite for contemporary basic and applied
genomic research, yet farmed animal genomics is deficient in such annotation. To address …

The accurate prediction of male fertility is of major economic importance in the animal
breeding industry. However, the results of conventional semen analysis do not always …

Gene expression in cells is determined by the epigenetic state of chromatin. Therefore, the
study of epigenetic changes is very important to understand the regulatory mechanism of …

Before fertility traits were incorporated into selection, dairy cattle breeding primarily focused
on production traits, which resulted in an unfavorable decline in the reproductive …

Currently, the world is facing the negative impact of global warming on all living beings.
Adverse effects of global warming are also becoming obvious in dairy cattle breeding. In …

Fertility is one of the most economically important traits in both beef and dairy cattle
production; however, only female fertility is typically subjected to selection. Male and female …

Background Despite a multifactorial approach being taken for the evaluation of bull semen
quality in many animal breeding centres worldwide, reliable prediction of bull fertility is still a …

In brief The first week of gestation is a period of major pregnancy loss in cattle, this study
reveals that the male plays a key role in regulating embryonic development during this time …

The dynamic changes in the epigenome resulting from the intricate interactions of genetic
and environmental factors play crucial roles in individual growth and development …