Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system

M Herrero, PK Thornton, D Mason-D'Croz, J Palmer… - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
Future technologies and systemic innovation are critical for the profound transformation the
food system needs. These innovations range from food production, land use and emissions …

A role for seminal plasma in modulating pregnancy outcomes in domestic species

JJ Bromfield - Reproduction, 2016 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Seminal plasma is a complex fluid produced by the accessory glands of the male
reproductive tract. Seminal plasma acts primarily as a transport medium for sperm on its …

The reproductive success of bovine sperm after sex-sorting: A meta-analysis

S Reese, MC Pirez, H Steele, S Kölle - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the three decades since its inception, the sex-sorting technology has progressed
significantly. However, field studies report conflicting findings regarding reproductive …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to increment in vivo and in vitro embryo production and transfer in cattle

GA Bó, A Cedeño, RJ Mapletoft - Animal Reproduction, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract Knowledge of follicular wave dynamics obtained through the use of real-time
ultrasonography and the development of the means by which follicular wave dynamics can …

[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 …

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 …

Innovative approaches to breeding in the dairy industry

KV Titorenko, KA Zhichkin - IOP Conference Series: Earth and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The article presents a study of the economic aspects of the dairy cattle artificial insemination
use, including the sexed semen use. The authors' classification of the breeding types is …

Bimodal interplay of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in physiology and pathophysiology of bovine sperm function

VR Upadhyay, V Ramesh, RK Dewry, DK Yadav… - Theriogenology, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are the mediators of
redox activity and are known to perform concentration-specific bimodal roles. At lower …

Folic acids promote in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes by inhibition of ferroptosis via upregulated glutathione and downregulated Fe2+ accumulation

Z Yang, Y Wei, Y Fu, X Wang, W Shen, A Shi… - Animal Reproduction …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bovine embryos by in vitro fertilization have become the primary source of commercial
embryo transfers globally. However, the developmental capacity of in vitro maturation (IVM) …

Bovine sperm sexing alters sperm morphokinetics and subsequent early embryonic development

H Steele, D Makri, WE Maalouf, S Reese, S Kölle - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In artificial insemination the use of sex-sorted bovine sperm results in reduced conception,
the causes of which are only partly understood. Therefore, we set out to investigate the …