In Westernized societies, average consumption of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)
far exceeds nutritional requirements. The ratio of n-6 to n-3 PUFAs is generally> 10: 1 …

Management, nutrition, production, and genetics are the main reasons for the decline in
fertility in the modern dairy cow. Selection for the single trait of milk production with little …

The somatotropic axis, consisting of growth hormone (GH), hepatic insulin‐like growth factor
I (IGF‐I), and assorted releasing factors, regulates growth and body composition …

Fatty acids, n-3 as well as n-6, are essential for normal physiological functioning and for the
health of humans and all domestic species. It is important to emphasize an adequate …

The positive effects of fat and energy supplementation on improvements in reproduction are
well documented. However, the specific effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3) …

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) plays a pivotal role in cattle fertility, acting as a monitoring
signal that allows reproductive events to occur when nutritional conditions for successful …

There has been a marked decline in the fertility of dairy cows over the past decades, and
metabolomic analysis offers a potential to investigate the underlying causes. Metabolite …

The objective of this study was to evaluate, over 2 consecutive years, the effects of
acclimation to human interaction on performance, temperament, plasma concentrations of …

The objectives of this study were to characterize changes in transcriptome of preimplantation
conceptuses at the onset of elongation and associated changes in uterine histotroph …

Dietary sources of fatty acids were evaluated for their influence on oocyte quality and
follicular development using 54 lactating cows in summer. Fat supplements were 1) …