Pivotal periods for pregnancy loss during the first trimester of gestation in lactating dairy cows

MC Wiltbank, GM Baez, A Garcia-Guerra, MZ Toledo… - Theriogenology, 2016 - Elsevier
Loss of pregnancy can occur at many different stages of gestation and for a variety of causes
but clearly produces a negative impact for reproductive and economic performances of dairy …

Influence of nutrition, body condition, and metabolic status on reproduction in female beef cattle: A review

JD Michael, PS Baruselli, G Campanile - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
Nutrition is of fundamental importance in reproductive function of female beef cattle. Nutrition
determines live weight (LW) and body condition score (BCs) and both were found more than …

[HTML][HTML] Carryover effect of postpartum inflammatory diseases on developmental biology and fertility in lactating dairy cows

ES Ribeiro, G Gomes, LF Greco, RLA Cerri… - Journal of dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of this series of studies was to investigate the effects of inflammatory diseases
occurring before breeding on the developmental biology and reproductive responses in …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Roles of dietary n-3 fatty acids in performance, milk fat composition, and reproductive and immune systems in dairy cattle

U Moallem - Journal of dairy science, 2018 - Elsevier
Mammals can synthesize all of the fatty acids (FA) necessary for proper health and
functioning with the exception of FA in the n-3 (omega-3) and n-6 (omega-6) families of …

A balancing act: mechanisms by which the fetus avoids rejection by the maternal immune system

JC Warning, SA McCracken, JM Morris - Reproduction, 2011 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The main objectives of this study were to determine the influence of diets enriched in α-
linolenic, linoleic or oleic acid on the development and transcriptomic profile of embryos …

Classroom based dialect awareness in heritage language instruction: A critical applied linguistic approach

GA Martínez - Heritage Language Journal, 2003 - brill.com
The present paper argues that while the Spanish for Heritage Learners (SHL) profession
has given ample attention to sociolinguistic issues such as linguistic standards and …

Embryo death in cattle: an update

MG Diskin, MH Parr, DG Morris - Reproduction, Fertility and …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
For heifers, beef and moderate-yielding dairy cows, fertilisation generally exceeds 90%. In
high-producing dairy cows, it may be lower and possibly more variable. The major …

Pregnancy losses in cattle: potential for improvement

MG Diskin, SM Waters, MH Parr… - Reproduction, Fertility …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
For heifers, beef and moderate-yielding dairy cows, it appears that the fertilisation rate
generally lies between 90% and 100%. For high-producing dairy cows, there is a less …

Embryo development in dairy cattle

P Lonergan, T Fair, N Forde, D Rizos - Theriogenology, 2016 - Elsevier
During the past 50 years, the fertility of high-producing lactating dairy cows has decreased,
associated with intensive selection for increased milk production. The physiological and …

Factors affecting fertilisation and early embryo quality in single-and superovulated dairy cattle

R Sartori, MR Bastos, MC Wiltbank - Reproduction, Fertility and …, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
Data on fertilisation and embryo quality in dairy cattle are presented and the main factors
responsible for the low fertility of single-ovulating lactating cows and embryo yield in …