Simple Summary The economic sustainability of beef herds relies on achieving a reliable
percentage of weaned calves. Efforts to lift reproductive efficiency of beef herds have …

Crossbreeding of indigenous cattle (Bos indicus) with improved (Bos taurus) breeds gained
momentum and economic relevance in several countries to increase milk production. While …

Breeding bulls are well suited to investigate inherited variation in male fertility because they
are genotyped and their reproductive success is monitored through semen analyses and …

• Genetic selection can be used to alter the shape of the lactation curve, manufacturing
properties of milk, and composition associated with human health.• Mid-infrared spectral …

In vitro assessment of bull semen quality is routinely used in bull semen processing centres
in order to ensure that semen destined to be used in the field has passed minimum …

Sperm motility is directly related to the ability of sperm to move through the female
reproductive tract to reach the ovum. Sperm motility is a complex trait that is influenced by …

Functional genes and proteins in sperm play an essential role in bulls' reproductive
processes. They are more accurate in determining bull fertility than conventional semen …

In brief Bull fertility is an important economic trait, this study identified some DNA methylation
biomarkers that are associated with bull fertility. Abstract Subfertile bulls may cause huge …

Background Given the economic relevance of fertility and reproductive traits for the beef
cattle industry, investigating their genetic background and developing effective breeding …

Functional sperm quality markers to predict bull fertility have been actively investigated.
Among them, proAKAP4, which is the precursor of AKAP4, the main structural protein in the …