Contents
Male reproduction
- Seminal plasma effects on sperm handling and female fertility
- In vitro evaluation of sperm quality related to in vivo function and fertility
Ovarian function
- Control of ovarian follicular development to the gonadotrophin-dependent phase: a 2006 perspective
- Control of ovarian follicular and corpus luteum development for the synchronization of ovulation in cattle
Neuroendocrinology
- Novel concepts about normal sexual differentiation of reproductive neuroendocrine function and the developmental origins of female reproductive dysfunction: the sheep model
- Immunological influences on reproductive neuroendocrinology
- Nutritional inputs into the reproductive neuroendocrine control system – a multidimensional perspective
Gametes and fertilisation
- Development of the dominant follicle: mechanisms of selection and maintenance of oocyte quality
- Pregnancy rates in cattle with cryopreserved sexed spermatozoa: effects of laser intensity, staining conditions and catalase
The Eric Lamming Memorial Session
- Metabolism of the bovine cumulus-oocyte complex and influence on subsequent developmental competence
- The Eric Lamming Memorial Lecture: Judge, jury and executioner: the auto-regulation of luteal function
Reproductive management
- Socio-sexual signalling and gonadal function: Opportunities for reproductive management in domestic ruminants
- Technologies for fixed-time artificial insemination and their influence on reproductive performance of Bos indicus cattle
- Fertility in high-producing dairy cows: Reasons for decline and corrective strategies for sustainable improvement
Deer and buffalo reproduction
- Gestation length in red deer: genetically determined or environmentally controlled?
- Reproductive endocrinology and biotechnology applications among buffaloes
Yak and camelid reproduction
- The challenges and progress in the management of reproduction in yaks
- Current knowledge and future challenges in camelid reproduction
Embryo technologies
- State-of-the-art embryo technologies in cattle
- Nuclear reprogramming by somatic cell nuclear transfer – the cattle story
Embryo gene expression
- Gene expression analysis of single preimplantation bovine embryos and the consequence for developmental potential
- Gene expression in elongating and gastrulating embryos from ruminants
Fetal-maternal interactions
- Fetal-maternal interactions during the establishment of pregnancy in ruminants
- The effects of maternal nutrition around the time of conception on the health of the offspring
Fetal development
- Flock differences in the impact of maternal dietary restriction on offspring growth and glucose tolerance in female offspring
- The developmental origins of health and disease: current theories and epigenetic mechanisms
Posters
Subject index