The world's population will reach 10.4 billion in 2067, with 81% residing in Africa or Asia.
Arable land available for food production will decrease to 0.15 ha per person. Temperature …

Evolutionary biology provides reasons for why the intensive selection for milk production
reduces reproductive success rates. There is considerable exploitable genetic variation in …

There is a high risk of clinical or subclinical reproductive tract disease in the postpartum
period in dairy cows. An integrated process of adaptive events should occur synchronously …

Transition is a stressful period and critical for the entire cow's productive lifespan and
reproduction. Optimal feeding management during transition period enables smooth …

Multiparous dams have been reported to produce offspring with greater fertility and higher
AMH concentration, as a marker of ovarian reserves, as compared with nulliparous and …

The establishment of pregnancy following insemination is the primary definition of fertility in
most dairy systems. Highly fertile cows establish pregnancy sooner after calving and require …

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of daily top-dressing (individually
feeding on the top of the total mixed ration) with rumen-protected methionine (RPM) from …

Although the negative effect of maternal exposure to heat stress on production and
reproduction of offspring has been reported, there are some discrepancies among various …

Age at first calving (AFC) plays an important role in the economic efficiency of beef cattle
production. This trait can be affected by a combination of genetic and environmental factors …

Stress affects the productivity and fertility of cattle. Stress causes strain and individual
animals experience different amounts of strain in response to the same amount of stress …