Sperm functional genome associated with bull fertility

M Özbek, M Hitit, A Kaya, FD Jousan… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bull fertility is an important economic trait in sustainable cattle production, as infertile or
subfertile bulls give rise to large economic losses. Current methods to assess bull fertility are …

Current status of sperm functional genomics and its diagnostic potential of fertility in bovine (Bos taurus)

S Selvaraju, S Parthipan, L Somashekar… - Systems Biology in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
With artificial insemination (AI) and other precision dependent assisted reproductive
technologies (ART) being followed in large scale in human and animal reproduction …

Metabolomic markers of fertility in bull seminal plasma

ALC Velho, E Menezes, T Dinh, A Kaya, E Topper… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Metabolites play essential roles in biological systems, but detailed identities and
significance of the seminal plasma metabolome related to bull fertility are still unknown. The …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide mapping and estimation of inbreeding depression of semen quality traits in a cattle population

M Ferenčaković, J Sölkner, M Kapš, I Curik - Journal of Dairy Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Inbreeding depression is known to affect quantitative traits such as male fertility and sperm
quality, but the genetic basis for these associations is poorly understood. Most studies have …

The future of assessing bull fertility: Can the 'omics fields identify usable biomarkers?

EK Klein, A Swegen, AJ Gunn, CP Stephen… - Biology of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Breeding soundness examinations for bulls rely heavily on the subjective, visual
assessment of sperm motility and morphology. Although these criteria have the potential to …

Prediction of bull fertility

MD Utt - Animal Reproduction Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Prediction of male fertility is an often sought-after endeavor for many species of domestic
animals. This review will primarily focus on providing some examples of dependent and …

Bovine semen sexing: Sperm membrane proteomics as candidates for immunological selection of X‐and Y‐chromosome‐bearing sperm

J Quelhas, J Santiago, B Matos… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The use of sexed semen in dairy and beef farms ensures the production of animals of the
desired sex, resulting in a reduction of costs and an improvement of environmental …

Proteomic fertility markers in ram sperm

M Hitit, M Özbek, S Ayaz-Guner, H Guner… - Animal Reproduction …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise estimation of ram fertility is important for sheep farming to sustain reproduction
efficiency and profitability of production. There, however, is no conventional method to …

Comparative sperm protein profiling in bulls differing in fertility and identification of phosphatidylethanolamine‐binding protein 4, a potential fertility marker

L Somashekar, S Selvaraju, S Parthipan, SK Patil… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to identify sperm proteomic signatures regulating sperm functions and
fertility by:(i) comparing the sperm electrophoretic protein profiles and identifying the …

Seminal plasma proteins as markers of sperm fertility

X Druart, JP Rickard, G Tsikis, SP de Graaf - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
During ejaculation and deposition in the female genital tract, spermatozoa are exposed to
seminal plasma, a mix of secretions primarily from the accessory sex glands. Proteins, which …