Using Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) to improve reproductive management: From dairy cows to other dairy livestock

O Barbato, L Menchetti, G Brecchia, VL Barile - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pregnancy loss is a major cause of infertility in dairy animals, particularly
in cattle, which affects the productivity and profitability of farms. Detecting these unsuccessful …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG) as pregnancy markers in the ruminants

NM Sousa, A Ayad, JF Beckers, Z Gajewski - J Physiol Pharmacol, 2006 - jpp.krakow.pl
In the last years, a polymorphic family of placenta-expressed proteins has been discovered
in ruminant species and used for pregnancy diagnosis. Pregnancy diagnosis is an important …

Identification of novel pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG) expressed by the peri-implantation conceptus of domestic ruminants

JM Garbayo, B Serrano, F Lopez-Gatius - Animal reproduction science, 2008 - Elsevier
Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG) are a multigene family, related to aspartic
proteinases, expressed in the placenta of artiodactyls. Ruminant PAG expression varies …

Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs) concentrations in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) during gestation and the postpartum period

O Barbato, L Menchetti, NM Sousa, A Malfatti… - Theriogenology, 2017 - Elsevier
For the first time in literature this study describes the pregnancy-associated glycoprotein
(PAG) profile of buffalo cows during gestation and the post-partum period using antiserum …

Pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) concentration in plasma and milk samples for early pregnancy diagnosis in Lacaune dairy sheep

B El Amiri, NM Sousa, AA Oxiley, D Hadarbach… - Research in veterinary …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study, four RIA systems (RIA-1 to-4) based on two antisera raised against
ovine pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (ovPAGs), combined with an ovine or a bovine …

Influence of progesterone concentrations on secretory functions of trophoblast and pituitary during the first trimester of pregnancy in dairy cattle

A Ayad, NM Sousa, J Sulon, JL Hornick, J Watts… - Theriogenology, 2007 - Elsevier
The essential role played by progesterone in the maintenance of pregnancy is unequivocal;
however, the effects of progesterone on the secretory patterns of placental and pituitary …

Isolation of new pregnancy-associated glycoproteins from water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) placenta by Vicia villosa affinity chromatography

O Barbato, NM Sousa, K Klisch, E Clerget… - Research in Veterinary …, 2008 - Elsevier
The present study describes the isolation and characterization of new pregnancy-associated
glycoprotein molecules (PAG) from midpregnancy and late-pregnancy placentas in the …

Identification of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins and alpha-fetoprotein in fallow deer (Dama dama) placenta

M Bériot, AF Tchimbou, O Barbato, JF Beckers… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2014 - Springer
Background This paper describes the isolation and characterization of pregnancy-
associated glycoproteins (PAG) from fetal cotyledonary tissue (FCT) and maternal …

Validation of a new pregnancy-associated glycoprotein radioimmunoassay method for the detection of early pregnancy in ewes

O Barbato, NM Sousa, A Debenedetti, C Canali… - Theriogenology, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of the current study was to describe the use of a pool of different antisera raised
against pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs; purified from both ovine and caprine …

Evaluation of a bovine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit for serological diagnosis of pregnancy in sheep

MT Rovani, AS Cezar, ML Rigo, BG Gasperin… - Ciência Rural, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Pregnancy diagnosis is an important tool for farm management. Ultrasonography is the main
technique used for pregnancy diagnosis in ewes. As an alternative, radioimmunoassay …