Conventional in vitro fertilization is not efficacious when working with equine gametes.
Although stallion spermatozoa bind to the zona pellucida in vitro, these gametes fail to …

Bovine male fertility in animals has a direct impact on the productivity of dairy herds. The
epididymal sperm maturations involve extensive sperm surface modifications to gain the …

The horse breeding industry relies upon optimal stallion fertility. Conventional sperm
assessments provide limited information regarding ejaculate quality and are not individually …

Despite the economic importance of fertility for the horse industry, few efforts have been
made to achieve a better understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying its control …

Selection for bulls that would reach puberty early reduces the generation interval and
increases fertility and herd productivity. Despite its economic importance, there are few QTL …

Thoroughbred stallions that carry a double-homozygous genotype A/AA/A for SNPs
rs397316122 and rs69101140 in exon 5 of the FKBP6 gene (chr13; EquCab3. 0) are …

The first filial generation of the cattleyaks demonstrates hybrid vigor; however, the male
cattleyaks are infertile and restrict productivity and breeding. The discovery of genes in a …

During the fertilization process, the interaction between the sperm and the oocyte is
mediated by a process known as acrosomal exocytosis (AE). Although the role of the sperm …

The process of fertilization includes sperm capacitation, hyperactivation, an acrosome
reaction and the release of acrosome enzymes, membrane fusion and channel formation …

In recent years, the incidence of teratospermia has been increasing, and it has become a
very important factor leading to male infertility. The research on the molecular mechanism of …