Developmental programming of reproduction in the female animal

V Akbarinejad, RA Cushman - Animal Reproduction Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Successful reproduction is a cornerstone in food animal industry in order to sustain food
production for human. Therefore, various methods focusing on genetics and postnatal …

Sequencing and culture-based characterization of the vaginal and uterine microbiota in beef cattle that became pregnant or remained open following artificial …

EM Webb, DB Holman, KN Schmidt, B Pun… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study, we evaluated the vaginal and uterine microbiota between beef cattle that
became pregnant via artificial insemination (AI) and those that remained open to identify …

Bovine reproductive tract and microbiome dynamics: current knowledge, challenges, and its potential to enhance fertility in dairy cows

D Gupta, A Sarkar, Y Pal, V Suthar… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The cattle production system focuses on maintaining an animal-based food supply with a
lower number of cattle. However, the fecundity of dairy cows has declined worldwide. The …

On-farm study: cytokine profiles and vaginal microbiome of Bos indicus cattle before artificial insemination

MS Smith, DR Soffa, BE McAnally… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Prior studies in beef cattle have shown shifts in the reproductive microbiome prior to artificial
insemination (AI), yet few have characterized both the reproductive microbiome and immune …

Influence of differing levels of concentrate on circulating cytokine concentrations in beef heifers

EL Stockland, MS Smith, AT Pickett… - Translational Animal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Components of the immune system (eg, cytokines and chemokines) can influence
reproductive efficiency. Characterizing the influence nutrition has on shifts in circulating …

The Targeted application of Colour Doppler Ultrasonography in Dairy Cows Management

MA Elmetwally, H Bollwein… - Mansoura …, 2024 - mvmj.researchcommons.org
The management of reproduction in dairy herds has profited tremendously from technical
improvements, greater usage of ovulation synchronization procedures, and fixed-time …