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 …

Communications are crucial to ovarian follicle development and to ovulation, and while both
folliculogenesis and oogenesis are distinct processes, they share highly interdependent …

As the standard theriogenology text for veterinary students, Veterinary Reproduction and
Obstetrics is also a great reference to keep post-graduation. The 10th edition of this book …

There is a variable anoestrous period following parturition in the cow. Follicular growth
generally resumes within 7 to 10 days in the majority of cows associated with a transient …

Pasture access for dairy cows is highly valued both by cows and the public at large. When
pasture access is not feasible, farmers can provide cows with alternative forms of outdoor …

Anovulation is a major cause of infertility, and it is the major leading reproductive disorder in
mammalian females. Without ovulation, an oocyte is not released from the ovarian follicle to …

Anestrus is one of the most commonly occurring reproductive problems in cattle and buffalo
in India, affecting livestock productivity and economics to a great extent. The problem is …

The objective was to determine the accuracy of a pregnancy test for predicting nonpregnant
cattle based on the evaluation of corpus luteum (CL) blood flow at 20 d (CLBF-d20) after …

Uterine environment is tightly and finely regulated via various signaling pathways mediated
through endocrine, exocrine, autocrine, juxtacrine, and paracrine mechanisms. In utero …

Precision dairy farming technologies have tremendous potential to improve and support
farmers in herd management decisions, particularly in reproductive management …