The effect of stress on reproduction and reproductive technologies in beef cattle—A review

A Fernandez-Novo, SS Pérez-Garnelo, A Villagrá… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The economic sustainability of beef herds relies on achieving a reliable
percentage of weaned calves. Efforts to lift reproductive efficiency of beef herds have …

Contemporary Knowledge on the Assessment of Temperament in Cattle and Its Impact on Production and Reproduction Including Some Immunological, Genetic and …

JM Jaśkowski, BM Jaśkowski, M Herudzińska, O Tul… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The assessment of temperament has a long history in cattle. However, the
tests used to evaluate it are often difficult and time-consuming and, therefore, rarely used in …

Impact of heat stress on embryonic development during first 16 days of gestation in dairy cows

R Kasimanickam, V Kasimanickam - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Objective was to elucidate the effects of heat stress (HS) on embryo development during first
16 gestational days (GD) and circulating hormone concentrations on GD-16 in lactating …

Flunixin meglumine improves pregnancy rate in embryo recipient beef cows with an excitable temperament

RK Kasimanickam, JB Hall, CT Estill, JP Kastelic… - Theriogenology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives were to determine effects of: 1) handling temperament and administration of
flunixin meglumine, an inhibitor of prostaglandin F2a (PGF2a) synthesis, given at the time of …

Calm temperament improves reproductive performance of beef cows

R Kasimanickam, M Asay, S Schroeder… - … in Domestic Animals, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Profitability of a beef operation is determined by the proportion of cows attaining
pregnancy early in the breeding season and those that are pregnant at the end of breeding …

Investigating the relationship between human-animal interactions, reactivity, stress response and reproductive performance in Nellore heifers

MC Ceballos, AC Sant'Anna, KCR Góis, AS Ferraudo… - Livestock Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to further contribute to the understanding of the relationships
between human-animal interactions, reactivity, stress response, and reproductive …

Genetic parameter estimates for temperament, heifer rebreeding, and stayability in Nellore cattle

TS Valente, OD Albito, AC Sant'Anna, R Carvalheiro… - Livestock Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to estimate heritability for five temperament and two reproductive
traits in Nellore cattle and to estimate genetic and phenotypic correlations among them …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the temperament of Nellore cows on the quality of handling and pregnancy rates in fixed-time artificial insemination

PM Rueda, AC Sant'Anna, TS Valente, MJRP da Costa - Livestock Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of temperament on the quality and efficiency
of handling and on the pregnancy rate of Nellore cows submitted to a fixed time artificial …

A critical overview on prostaglandin inhibitors and their influence on pregnancy results after insemination and embryo transfer in cows

BM Jaśkowski, A Opałka, M Gehrke, M Herudzińska… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Assisted reproductive techniques, such as artificial insemination or embryo
transfer have been used in cattle reproduction for decades, but despite many …

Effect of subclinical endometritis and flunixin meglumine administration on pregnancy in embryo recipient beef cows

M Barnes, R Kasimanickam, V Kasimanickam - Theriogenology, 2023 - Elsevier
Fertility of recipient beef cows with subclinical endometritis (SCE) that did or did not receive
flunixin meglumine (FM) treatment were compared following transfer of d 7 embryo. The …