The oocyte may be exposed to several sources of stress during its growth and maturation,
which may lead to reduced fertility. Unfolded protein responses (UPRs) play a central role to …

BACKGROUND Early weaning in yak calves is being attempted to improve yak reproduction
rate. However, this has to be done with caution because of the high mortality rate of calves …

Research question Does fatty acid supplementation in vitrification and warming media
influence developmental competence in oocytes after vitrification and warming? Design …

Finely regulated fatty acid (FA) metabolism within ovarian follicles is crucial to follicular
development and influences the quality of the enclosed oocyte, which relies on the …

This work describes the use of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics as a non-invasive
approach to accurately predict birth prior to embryo transfer (ET) starting from embryo culture …

In vitro produced (IVP) embryos show large metabolic variability induced by breed, culture
conditions, embryonic stage and sex and gamete donors. We hypothesized that the birth …

The negative effects of heat stress on dairy cattle's fertility have been extensively studied, but
the relevant knowledge for beef cattle is rather limited. The aims of this study were to …

Large offspring syndrome (LOS) refers to an overgrowth phenotype sometimes observed in
cattle fetuses and newborns produced by the use of assisted reproductive technologies …

Purpose Different commercial human embryo culture mediums can alter embryo quality and
change birthweight. One component that could be contributing to variations but is not widely …

There is growing evidence that greater than homeostatic blood concentrations of
nonesterified fatty acids (NEFAs) and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) have negative …