The dairy industry in the developed world has undergone profound changes over recent
decades. In this paper, we present an overview of some of the most important recent …

Basic knowledge of mechanisms controlling reproductive processes in mammals was
limited in the early 20th century. Discoveries of physiologic processes and mechanisms …

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 …

The objectives of this study were to characterize changes in transcriptome of preimplantation
conceptuses at the onset of elongation and associated changes in uterine histotroph …

A systematic review of the literature was performed with the objective to evaluate the effects
of progesterone supplementation using a single intravaginal insert during timed artificial …

The objectives were to determine the effect of progesterone supplementation on fertility
responses in lactating dairy cows without corpora lutea (CL) at initiation of the timed artificial …

Despite the importance of fertility in humans and livestock, there has been little success
dissecting the genetic basis of fertility. Our hypothesis was that genes differentially …

Elongation of the preimplantation conceptus is a prerequisite for successful pregnancy in
ruminants and depends on histotroph secretion by the endometrium. Lipids are an essential …

An experiment was conducted with the objective to determine the effects of estradiol,
progesterone, presence of a corpus luteum (CL), and size of a dominant follicle on the …

Among the reproductive biotechnologies, in vitro embryo production (IVEP) is an important
tool for multiplying genetic material of superior merit. Recently, the number of embryos …