The contribution of the calf enterprise to the profit of the dairy farm is generally considered
small, with beef bull selection on dairy farms often not considered a high priority. However …

The reproductive neuroendocrine system is a key target for the developmental programming
effects of steroid hormones during early life. While gonadal steroids play an important role in …

Nutrition and lifestyle have a great impact on reproduction and infertility in humans, as they
are essential for certain processes such as implantation, placental growth, angiogenesis …

Maternal nutritional management during gestation appears to modulate fetal development
and imprint offspring postnatal health and performance, via altered organ and tissue …

We evaluated the effects of feeding a vitamin and mineral supplement to nulliparous beef
heifers throughout gestation on the mineral status of the dam, calf, placenta, and colostrum; …

Simple Summary During the last 70 years, the bull semen industry has been trying to
maximize reproduction efficiency to meet demands. Changes in public attitudes towards the …

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy influences postnatal life of animals; nevertheless, few
studies have investigated its effects on the productive performance and reproductive …

Pubertal attainment is an intricate biological process that involves maturation of the
reproductive neuroendocrine axis and increased pulsatile release of gonadotropin …

Simple Summary The objective of this review is to give the reader an overview of
interactions between immunity, growth and puberty in calves and highlight how these …

This study examined the effect of plane of nutrition on the endocrinological regulation of the
hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian (HPO) axis in beef heifer calves during a critical sexual …