Typically, bovine embryos are transferred into recipient females about day 7 after estrus or
anticipated ovulation, when the embryo has reached the blastocyst stage of development …

Lipids are a potential reservoir of energy for initial embryonic development before activation
of the embryonic genome and are involved in plasma membrane biosynthesis. Excessive …

Thermal stress causes severe effects on the wellbeing and reproduction of cattle, including
changes in oogenesis and spermatogenesis, generating great concerns, which last for …

In cattle, genetic variation exists in regulation of body temperature and stabilization of
cellular function during heat stress. There are opportunities to reduce the impact of heat …

The effects of environmental heat-stress on production and reproduction in dairy cows have
been intensively studied throughout the past few decades. In light of climate changes and …

Objective was to elucidate the effects of heat stress (HS) on embryo development during first
16 gestational days (GD) and circulating hormone concentrations on GD-16 in lactating …

Heat stress (HS) has a pronounced deleterious effect on fertility in dairy herds throughout
the world, especially in hot and humid summer months in tropical and subtropical areas …

Over the past three decades, the litter size of most European domestic pig breeds has
approximately doubled (Oliviero et al., 2019). In the same period, the average duration of …

Direct transfer (DT) of cryopreserved embryos to recipients facilitates on-farm application.
We analyzed a new freezing/thawing (F/T) procedure for in vitro produced (IVP) embryos …

Genetic selection for improved climatic resilience is paramount to increase the long-term
sustainability of high-producing dairy cattle, especially in face of climate change. Various …