BACKGROUND Most reproductive failures originate during the periconceptional period and
are influenced by the age and the lifestyle of parents-to-be. We advance the hypothesis that …

Simple Summary Reproductive efficiency is critical for profitability of dairy operations. The
first part of this manuscript discusses the key physiology of dairy cows and how to practically …

Dairy cow nutritional programs are a major determinant of the profitability of dairy farms.
Despite this, the sustainability of the dairy enterprise is beyond just cow nutrition. For almost …

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of daily top-dressing (individually
feeding on the top of the total mixed ration) with rumen-protected methionine (RPM) from …

Aromatase is the enzyme complex that catalyses the synthesis of oestrogens from
androgens, and therefore it has unique potential to influence the physiological balance …

Amino acids (AAs) are crucial for the developing conceptus prior to implantation. To provide
insights into the requirements of the bovine embryo, we determined the AA composition of …

Defective implantation is related to pregnancy-associated disorders such as spontaneous
miscarriage, intrauterine fetal growth restriction and others. Several factors proclaimed to be …

The preimplantation period of embryonic development can be a key window for
programming of postnatal development because extensive epigenetic remodeling occurs …

Our objective was to determine the effects of supplementing methionine and choline during
the prepartum and postpartum periods on preimplantation embryos of Holstein cows …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplying ruminally protected Lys
(RPL) and ruminally protected Met (RPM) to transition cows' diets on the efficiency of …