Reproduction In Domestic Ruminants VI (SRF 64)

Juengel Et Al (2007)

This supplement contains reports on male reproduction; ovarian function including follicular development and oocyte-cumulus cell function; neuroendocrinology; corpus luteum function; reproductive management; reproductive function of deer, buffalo, yaks and camelids; embryo technologies; embryo gene expression; fetal-maternal interactions and fetal development.

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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

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