Chemokines are a family of small, highly conserved cytokines that mediate various
biological processes, including chemotaxis, hematopoiesis, and angiogenesis, and that …

In vitro embryo production (IVP) in cattle has gained worldwide interest in recent years, but
the efficiency of using IVP embryos for calf production is far from optimal. This review will …

This review integrates established and new information on the role of progesterone,
interferon tau (IFNT), and prostaglandins in uterine biology of ruminants. Establishment of …

The majority of pregnancy loss in ruminants occurs during the first three weeks after
conception, particularly during the period of conceptus elongation that occurs prior to …

This review focuses on the paracrine and endocrine actions of interferon tau (IFNT) during
pregnancy recognition and establishment in ruminants. Pregnancy recognition involves the …

Background Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for specific genes
involved in reproduction might improve reliability of genomic estimates for these low …

A major unresolved issue is how the uterus influences infertility and subfertility in cattle.
Serial embryo transfer was previously used to classify heifers as high-fertile (HF), subfertile …

During the past 50 years, the fertility of high-producing lactating dairy cows has decreased,
associated with intensive selection for increased milk production. The physiological and …

The establishment of pregnancy in ruminants occurs during the peri-implantation period and
involves the suppression of the endometrial luteolytic mechanism to maintain progesterone …

In cattle, the blastocyst hatches from the zona pellucida on days 8 to 9 and then forms a
conceptus that grows and elongates into an ovoid and then filamentous shape between …