Forty years of embryo transfer in cattle: A review focusing on the journal Theriogenology, the growth of the industry in North America, and personal reminisces

JF Hasler - Theriogenology, 2014 - Elsevier
After the first successful transfer of mammalian embryos in 1890, it was approximately 60
years before significant progress was reported in the basic technology of embryo transfer …

Ovum pick up, intracytoplasmic sperm injection and somatic cell nuclear transfer in cattle, buffalo and horses: from the research laboratory to clinical practice

C Galli, R Duchi, S Colleoni, I Lagutina, G Lazzari - Theriogenology, 2014 - Elsevier
Assisted reproductive techniques developed for cattle in the last 25 years, like ovum pick up
(OPU), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and somatic cell nuclear transfer, have been …

Ovum pick up, in vitro embryo production, and pregnancy rates from a large-scale commercial program using Nelore cattle (Bos indicus) donors

JHF Pontes, FAM Sterza, AC Basso, CR Ferreira… - Theriogenology, 2011 - Elsevier
The objective was to clarify in vitro production of bovine embryos in Brazil. Data from 656
ovum pick-up/in vitro production (OPU/IVP) procedures, performed on 317 Nelore (Bos …

Plasma Antimullerian Hormone as a Predictor of Ovarian Antral Follicular Population in Bos indicus (Nelore) and Bos taurus (Holstein) Heifers

EOS Batista, GG Macedo, RV Sala… - … in Domestic Animals, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Contents In Bos taurus cattle, antimullerian hormone (AMH) has been demonstrated to have
a high degree of correlation with ovarian antral follicle count and the number of healthy …

Epigenetic marks: regulators of livestock phenotypes and conceivable sources of missing variation in livestock improvement programs

EM Ibeagha-Awemu, X Zhao - Frontiers in genetics, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Improvement in animal productivity has been achieved over the years through careful
breeding and selection programs. Today, variations in the genome are gaining increasing …

Metabolic and endocrine differences between Bos taurus and Bos indicus females that impact the interaction of nutrition with reproduction

R Sartori, LU Gimenes, PLJ Monteiro Jr, LF Melo… - Theriogenology, 2016 - Elsevier
During the last decade, researchers have studied the differences in the reproductive
physiology between Bos taurus and Bos indicus breeds. This manuscript focuses on the …

Plasma anti-mullerian hormone: an endocrine marker for in vitro embryo production from Bos taurus and Bos indicus donors

BM Guerreiro, EOS Batista, LM Vieira… - Domestic animal …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between plasma anti-mullerian
hormone (AMH) concentration and in vitro embryo production (IVP) from Bos taurus …

Manipulation of follicle development to ensure optimal oocyte quality and conception rates in cattle

PS Baruselli, MF Sá Filho, RM Ferreira… - … in Domestic Animals, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Over the last several decades, a number of therapies have been developed that
manipulate ovarian follicle growth to improve oocyte quality and conception rates in cattle …

The reproductive success of bovine sperm after sex-sorting: A meta-analysis

S Reese, MC Pirez, H Steele, S Kölle - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the three decades since its inception, the sex-sorting technology has progressed
significantly. However, field studies report conflicting findings regarding reproductive …

Pregnancy diagnosis in cattle using pregnancy associated glycoprotein concentration in circulation at day 24 of gestation

ST Reese, MHC Pereira, JL Edwards… - Theriogenology, 2018 - Elsevier
Cattle producers are limited to day 28–30 of gestation as the earliest time point for accurate
pregnancy diagnosis due to the effectiveness of ultrasound and chemical based methods …