Heat stress significantly impairs reproduction of sheep, and under current climatic conditions
is a significant risk to the efficiency of the meat and wool production, with the impact …

Heat stress can have large effects on most aspects of reproductive function in mammals.
These include disruptions in spermatogenesis and oocyte development, oocyte maturation …

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Heat stress has consequences on both the physiology and reproductive performance of
cows, but the most dramatic effect for dairy producers is the decrease produced in fertility …

Stress can affect reproductive performance of lactating cows by targeting the ovarian pool of
follicles and their enclosed oocytes. Among the documented stressors are heat stress (ie …

Heat stress causes large reductions in fertility in lactating dairy cows. The magnitude and
geographical extent of this problem is increasing because improvements in milk yield have …

Abstract In the Northern Hemisphere, from June to September and in the Southern
Hemisphere from December to March, there are periods of reduced fertility (sub-fertility) in …

Actin filaments (microfilaments) regulate various dynamic events during oocyte meiotic
maturation and fertilization. In most species, microfilaments are not required for germinal …

Environmental heat can reduce conception rates (the proportion of services that result in
pregnancy) in lactating dairy cows. The study objectives were to identify periods of exposure …

Assisted reproduction technology (ART) has become an attractive option for infertility
treatment and holds tremendous promise. However, at present, there is still room for …