[HTML][HTML] Role of Melatonin in Bovine Reproductive Biotechnology

Z Li, K Zhang, Y Zhou, J Zhao, J Wang, W Lu - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melatonin has profound antioxidant activity and numerous functions in humans as well as in
livestock and poultry. Additionally, melatonin plays an important role in regulating the …

Maternal metabolic health and fertility: we should not only care about but also for the oocyte!

J Leroy, B Meulders, K Moorkens… - Reproduction …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Metabolic disorders due to obesity and unhealthy lifestyle directly alter the oocyte's
microenvironment and impact oocyte quality. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction …

[HTML][HTML] Induced endometritis in early lactation compromises production and reproduction in dairy cows

A Husnain, U Arshad, MB Poindexter, R Zimpel… - Journal of dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives of this experiment were to study the effect of infusing utero-pathogenic bacteria to
induce endometrial inflammation on productive performance in early lactation and …

[HTML][HTML] Intrauterine infusion of a pathogenic bacterial cocktail is associated with the development of clinical metritis in postpartum multiparous Holstein cows

JCC Silva, LC Siqueira, MX Rodrigues, M Zinicola… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metritis is a uterine disorder common in dairy cattle caused by bacterial infection, with
greater incidence in the early postpartum period. The disease causes delayed uterine …

[HTML][HTML] The endometrial transcriptomic response to pregnancy is altered in cows after uterine infection

MJ Dickson, JV Bishop, TR Hansen, IM Sheldon… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Pregnancy induces changes in the transcriptome of the bovine endometrium from 15 days
after insemination. However, pregnancy is less likely to occur if cows had a postpartum …

Induced endometrial inflammation compromises conceptus development in dairy cattle

A Husnain, U Arshad, R Zimpel, E Schmitt… - Biology of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Endometrial inflammation is associated with reduced pregnancy per artificial insemination
(AI) and increased pregnancy loss in cows. It was hypothesized that induced endometritis …

Developmental programming of the ovarian reserve in livestock

RA Cushman, V Akbarinejad, GA Perry… - Animal Reproduction …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mammalian females are born with a finite number of follicles in their ovaries that is referred
to as the ovarian reserve. There is a large amount of variation between females in the …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory diseases in dairy cows: Risk factors and associations with pregnancy after embryo transfer

INF Edelhoff, MHC Pereira, JJ Bromfield… - Journal of dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The objectives of the present prospective cohort study were to identify risk factors for
inflammatory diseases in Holstein-Gyr crossbred dairy cows and characterize the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating differences in milk production, reproductive performance, and survival associated with vaginal discharge characteristics and fever in postpartum …

CC Figueiredo, S Casaro, F Cunha, VR Merenda… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective was to assess differences in productive and reproductive performance, and
survival associated with vaginal discharge characteristics and fever in postpartum dairy …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between oxidative stress and endometritis: exploiting knowledge gained in mares and cows

R Boni, S Cecchini Gualandi - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Endometritis is a widespread pathology in mares and cows and one of the
leading causes of reproductive efficiency decline. Although localized in the innermost layer …