Evolutionary biology provides reasons for why the intensive selection for milk production
reduces reproductive success rates. There is considerable exploitable genetic variation in …

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection is widespread in the US dairy industry and the
majority of producers do not actively try to manage or reduce BLV incidence within their …

This review integrates established and new information on the biological role of ovarian
progesterone (P4) and interferon tau as well as conceptus-and endometrial-derived factors …

The objective of this study was to compare the concentrations of inflammatory cytokines in
uterine flush and serum from healthy postpartum dairy cows and cows with clinical or …

Enhancing longevity by reducing involuntary culling and consequently increasing productive
life and lifetime production of dairy cows is not only a strategy to improve a farm's profit, but …

Endometritis is a common inflammatory disease that disturbs the rapid development of dairy
farming. In the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of berberine on …

Profitable milk production in dairy cows requires good reproductive performance. Calving
interval is a trait used to measure reproductive efficiency. Herein we used a novel lactating …

The present study aimed to assess the occurrence of cytological endometritis (CYTO), a
nonsymptomatic inflammation of the endometrium, at first artificial insemination (AI) …

In recent years, it has become evident that genetic selection to improve milk production has
resulted in a decline in dairy cattle fertility. Growing evidence suggests that the greatest loss …

An immune response is mounted after binding of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) to pathogen-
associated molecular patterns. The primary objective of this study was to test for the …