Simple Summary Repeat breeder cow (RBC) syndrome encompasses cows failing three or
more times to become pregnant, but with the special characteristic that their estrous cycles …

The reproductive performance of dairy animals is influenced by several factors, and
accumulating lines of evidence indicate that mastitis is one of the determinants. Most of the …

Infections of the reproductive tract or mammary gland with Gram-negative bacteria perturb
ovarian function, follicular growth, and fecundity in cattle. We hypothesized that …

Infections of the uterus or mammary gland with Gram-negative bacteria cause infertility in
cattle, not only during disease but also for some time afterward. Even though these …

Bacterial infections of the uterus or mammary gland commonly cause disease and infertility
by perturbing growth and steroidogenesis of the dominant follicle in the ovary of cattle. Cells …

In postpartum dairy cows, various inflammatory diseases depress reproductive performance.
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) derived from infections of the uterus or mammary gland with Gram …

Compared with clinical mastitis, the subclinical form of mastitis (SCM) is more common and
thought to cause more economic losses to the dairy industry. The current study aimed to …

New postpartum strategies have been developed in dairy cows to ameliorate uterine health
and reproductive performance, especially the first service conception rates. This study aimed …

The aim was to evaluate the effects of mastitis, determined by the pattern and level of
somatic cell count (SCC) around first artificial insemination (AI), on conception rate (CR) …

The objective of this prospective study was to determine associations between occurrence
and severity of clinical (CM) and subclinical mastitis (SM) during a defined breeding risk …