Administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) induces a surge of luteinizing
hormone and ovulation in a variety of species, including human beings. Our objectives were to …

Ticks and tick-borne disease (TBD) are major challenges to cattle production in the tropics
and subtropics. Economic losses associated with ticks amount to billions of dollars annually. …

Previous research indicated that the size of the ovulatory follicle at the time of insemination
significantly influenced pregnancy rates and embryonic/fetal mortality after fixed-timed AI in …

A combination of Sanger and 454 sequences of small subunit rRNA loci were used to interrogate
microbial diversity in the bovine rumen of 12 cows consuming a forage diet. Observed …

On a life-cycle basis, beef animals are able to consume large amounts of low-cost, low-quality
forages relative to higher-cost concentrates compared with pigs and chickens. However, …

Beef cows (n = 473) from two locations were stratified by breed, postpartum interval, age, and
AI sire and were randomly allotted to one of four treatments for synchronization of ovulation…

Our objective was to determine if serum concentrations of leptin could be used to predict
carcass composition and merit in feedlot finished cattle. Two different groups of crossbred Bos …

In postpartum beef cows, GnRH-induced ovulation of small dominant follicles decreased
pregnancy rates and increased late embryonic/fetal mortality. In Exp. 1, single ovulation …

Reproductive performance was evaluated in composite heifers born over a 3-yr period that
were randomly assigned to control (fed to appetite; n = 205) or restricted (fed at 80% of that …

Reproductive failure in livestock can result from failure to fertilize the oocyte or embryonic
loss during gestation. Although fertilization failure occurs, embryonic mortality represents a …