Recent advances in bovine in vitro embryo production: reproductive biotechnology history and methods

LB Ferré, ME Kjelland, LB Strøbech, P Hyttel… - Animal, 2020 - cambridge.org
In vitro production (IVP) of embryos and associated technologies in cattle have shown
significant progress in recent years, in part driven by a better understanding of the full …

Applications and benefits of sexed semen in dairy and beef herds

SA Holden, ST Butler - Animal, 2018 - cambridge.org
The use of sexed semen in dairy and beef cattle production provides a number of benefits at
both farm and industry levels. There is an increasing demand for dairy and beef products …

Reproductive management in dairy cows-the future

MA Crowe, M Hostens, G Opsomer - Irish veterinary journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Drivers of change in dairy herd health management include the significant
increase in herd/farm size, quota removal (within Europe) and the increase in technologies …

Fertility management of bulls to improve beef cattle productivity

JC Thundathil, AL Dance, JP Kastelic - Theriogenology, 2016 - Elsevier
Global demand for animal proteins is increasing, necessitating increased efficiency of global
food production. Improving reproductive efficiency of beef cattle, especially bull fertility, is …

Recent progress in bovine in vitro‐derived embryo cryotolerance: Impact of in vitro culture systems, advances in cryopreservation and future considerations

LB Ferré, ME Kjelland, AM Taiyeb… - … in Domestic Animals, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Cryopreservation of in vitro‐derived bovine embryos is a crucial step for the
widespread reproduction and conservation of valuable high‐merit animals. Given the …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement of bovine in vitro embryo production by ovarian follicular wave synchronization prior to ovum pick-up

FLB Cavalieri, F Morotti, MM Seneda, AHB Colombo… - Theriogenology, 2018 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effects of the synchronization of ovarian follicular wave emergence
on the efficiency of in vitro embryo production. Bos indicus cows (n= 20) were divided into …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of genetic components in traits related to superovulation, in vitro fertilization, and embryo transfer in Holstein cattle

KLP Gaddis, S Dikmen, DJ Null, JB Cole… - Journal of Dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to estimate variance components and identify regions of
the genome associated with traits related to embryo transfer in Holsteins. Reproductive …

Conception rate and pregnancy loss in fixed-time cattle embryo transfer programs are related to the luteal blood perfusion but not to the corpus luteum size

GMG Dos Santos, LB Junior, KC Silva-Santos… - Theriogenology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of luteal blood perfusion and corpus luteum (CL) area
on the conception rate and occurrence of pregnancy loss of recipients in a large-scale fixed …

Intensive use of IVF by large-scale dairy programs

BV Sanches, AF Zangirolamo, MM Seneda - Animal Reproduction, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
The number of embryos produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) has grown exponentially in
recent years. Recently, for the first time, the number of embryos produced and transferred in …

A deletion at the polled PC locus alone is not sufficient to cause a polled phenotype in cattle

SL Hennig, JR Owen, JC Lin, BR McNabb… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Dehorning is a common practice in the dairy industry, but raises animal welfare concerns. A
naturally occurring genetic mutation (PC allele) comprised of a 212 bp duplicated DNA …