Nutrition is of fundamental importance in reproductive function of female beef cattle. Nutrition
determines live weight (LW) and body condition score (BCs) and both were found more than …

Mammalian oocytes and early cleavage-stage embryos are critically dependent on their~
100,000 mitochondria to develop from ovulation to compacted morula stage. They rely …

Background: Identification of female reproductive toxicants is currently based largely on
integrated epidemiological and in vivo toxicology data and, to a lesser degree, on …

Most high-yielding dairy cows enter a state of negative energy balance (NEB) during early
lactation. This, in turn, results in changes in the level of various metabolites in the blood and …

STUDY QUESTION Can we use a mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant (Mitoquinone) during
in vitro embryo culture to rescue developmental competence of oocytes matured under …

Maternal lipolytic metabolic disorders result in a lipotoxic microenvironment in the ovarian
follicular fluid (FF) which deteriorates oocyte quality. Although cellular stress response …

Exploring strategies to prevent miscarriage in women or early pregnancy loss in mammals is
of great importance. Manipulating maternal lipid metabolism to maintain sufficient …

Optimal reproductive function in dairy cattle is mandatory to maximise profits. Dairy
production has progressively improved milk yields, but, until recently, the trend in …

The knowledge about the biological events that regulate lipid metabolism in oocytes and
embryos in buffalo is scarce. Lipogenesis, lipolysis, transport and oxidation of fatty acids …

As oocytes and embryos of pigs have greater lipid content in the cytoplasm than those of
other species, supplementation of the medium for in vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes with …