BACKGROUND It has long been thought that the factors affecting embryo and foetal
development were exclusively maternally derived; hence, if issues regarding fertility and …

Bull fertility is an important economic trait in sustainable cattle production, as infertile or
subfertile bulls give rise to large economic losses. Current methods to assess bull fertility are …

Native cattle breeds can carry specific signatures of selection reflecting their adaptation to
the local environmental conditions and response to the breeding strategy used. In this study …

Breeding soundness examinations for bulls rely heavily on the subjective, visual
assessment of sperm motility and morphology. Although these criteria have the potential to …

There are sperm subpopulations (SPs) with different kinematic characteristics in various
species, however, biological relevance of these SPs is still uncertain. The objective of the …

Sperm motility is the main index used to assess the quality of bull semen. It may also be
used to evaluate the fertility potential of bulls. Protein-coding mRNA and long noncoding …

Sperm cells are of unique elongated structure and function, the development of which is
tightly regulated by the existing proteins and the posttranslational modifications (PTM) of …

During ejaculation and deposition in the female genital tract, spermatozoa are exposed to
seminal plasma, a mix of secretions primarily from the accessory sex glands. Proteins, which …

The prediction of male or semen fertility potential remains a persistent challenge that has yet
to be fully resolved. This work analyzed several in vitro parameters and proteome of …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are implicated in all aspects of cellular functions. While the
importance of ROS as signalling molecules is well described, ROS are also associated with …