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 …

Pregnancy loss in beef cattle causes both management and economic challenges to a
producer. A meta-analysis was conducted to quantify reproductive failures that occur during …

ABSTRACTS Genome-wide association studies are a powerful tool to identify genomic
regions and variants associated with phenotypes. However, only limited mutual confirmation …

In vitro follicle growth and oocyte maturation still has a series of limitations, since not all
oocytes matured in vitro have the potential to develop in viable embryos. One of the factors …

Oxidative stress is generated by an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS)
formation and cellular defense mechanisms. To reduce cellular damage caused by ROS in …

Global cattle genetic market is experiencing a change of strategy, large genetic companies,
traditionally recognized in the artificial insemination field, have also begun to operate in the …

During the process of sex determination, a germ-cell-containing undifferentiated gonad is
converted into either a male or a female reproductive organ. Both the composition of sex …

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 …

This review integrates established and new information on the factors and pathways
regulating conceptus–endometrial interactions, conceptus elongation and establishment of …

Background Biological mechanisms affecting gametogenesis, embryo development and
postnatal viability have the potential to alter Mendelian inheritance expectations resulting in …