In vitro production (IVP) of embryos and associated technologies in cattle have shown
significant progress in recent years, in part driven by a better understanding of the full …

Fertility in dairy cows has declined over the past five decades as milk production per cow
has increased. Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain this including issues of …

Metabolism and ATP levels within the oocyte and adjacent cumulus cells are associated
with quality of oocyte and optimal development of a healthy embryo. Lipid metabolism …

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 …

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is currently one of the most effective methods of infertility treatment.
An alternative to commonly used ovarian hyperstimulation can become extracorporeal …

Preservation of female genetics is currently done primarily by means of oocyte and embryo
cryopreservation. The field has seen much progress during its four-decade history, progress …

In vitro embryo production (IVP) in cattle has gained worldwide interest in recent years, but
the efficiency of using IVP embryos for calf production is far from optimal. This review will …

Only a fraction of oocytes present in the ovaries at birth are ever ovulated during the lifetime
of a female mammal. In vitro maturation (IVM) offers the possibility to exploit what is a largely …

Producing high-competent oocytes during the in vitro maturation (IVM) is considered a key
step for the success of the in vitro production (IVP) of embryos. One of the known disruptors …

In this study concentration and composition of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) in follicular
fluid (FF) of high-yielding dairy cows were determined during the period of negative energy …