[HTML][HTML] Maintenance of the ruminant corpus luteum during pregnancy: interferon-tau and beyond

MC Wiltbank, PLJ Monteiro, RR Domingues… - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
This manuscript reviews the mechanisms that maintain the corpus luteum (CL) of pregnancy
in ruminants. In mammals, ovulation and luteinization of the remaining cells in the CL are …

[HTML][HTML] Time to increase in pregnancy-specific protein B following artificial insemination is a direct determinant of subsequent pregnancy loss in lactating dairy cows

A Santos, T Minela, J Branen, JR Pursley - Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing progesterone (P4) during early conceptus development may be crucial for
establishment of pregnancy in dairy cattle. The objective of this study was to determine if …

Postovulatory treatment with GnRH on day 5 reduces pregnancy loss in recipients receiving an in vitro produced expanded blastocyst

A García-Guerra, RV Sala, L Carrenho-Sala, GM Baez… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study tested the hypothesis that administration of GnRH on day 5 of the estrous
cycle in embryo transfer (ET) recipients would increase progesterone (P4) concentrations …

Early resynchronization of non-pregnant beef cows based in corpus luteum blood flow evaluation 21 days after Timed-AI

MP Palhão, AC Ribeiro, AB Martins, CRB Guimarães… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
The study aimed to verify whether a hormone protocol started at Day 13 (D13) after Timed
Artificial Insemination (TAI) influences the conception rate. Nelore cows (primiparous and …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological mechanisms involved in maintaining the corpus luteum during the first two months of pregnancy

MC Wiltbank, MA Mezera, MZ Toledo… - Animal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Maintenance of the corpus luteum (CL) during pregnancy is essential for continuing the
elevated circulating progesterone (P4) that is required to maintain pregnancy. The …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions of human chorionic gonadotropin with genotype and parity on fertility responses of lactating dairy cows

AM Zolini, WG Ortiz, E Estrada-Cortes, MS Ortega… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fertility-promoting effects of treatment of lactating dairy cattle with human chorionic
gonadotropin (hCG) after artificial insemination (AI) have been variable. Here, we tested …

Profiles of prostaglandin F metabolite in dairy cattle during luteal regression and pregnancy: implications for corpus luteum maintenance

MA Mezera, CS Hamm, CA Gamarra… - Biology of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Mechanisms of bovine corpus luteum (CL) maintenance during the second month of
pregnancy have not been adequately investigated, despite significant reproductive losses …

[HTML][HTML] Human chorionic gonadotropin dose response for induction of ovulation 7 days after a synchronized ovulation in lactating Holstein cows

EM Cabrera, MR Lauber, EM Peralta, TR Bilby… - JDS communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Our objective was to assess the effect of treatment with GnRH or 4 increasing doses of
human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on the ovulatory response of a first-wave dominant …

Accessory corpus luteum regression during pregnancy II: reproductive outcomes

PLJ Monteiro, CA Gamarra, RS Genari… - …, 2021 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of accessory corpus luteum (CL)
induction on fertility in dairy cows. On day 5 after artificial insemination (AI), lactating …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial relationships of ovarian follicles and luteal structures in dairy cows subjected to ovulation synchronization: Progesterone and risks for luteolysis …

JS Stevenson - Journal of dairy science, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives were to determine relative ovary location of follicles, GnRH-induced corpora lutea
(CL), and older CL present in ovaries as part of ovulation synchronization and their …