Reproductive failure is a major economical drain on cow-calf operations across the globe. It
can occur in both males and females and stem from prenatal and postnatal influences …

Successful reproduction is a cornerstone in food animal industry in order to sustain food
production for human. Therefore, various methods focusing on genetics and postnatal …

Infertility or subfertility is a critical barrier to sustainable cattle production, including in heifers.
The development of heifers that do not produce a calf within an optimum window of time is a …

Background Conducting genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for reproductive traits in
Hanwoo cattle, including age at first calving (AFC), calving interval (CI), gestation length …

Background The survival and fertility of heifers are critical factors for the success of dairy
farms. The mortality of heifers poses a significant challenge to the management and …

Simple Summary Cow–calf production is the foundation of the US beef industry. However,
infertility and sub-fertility limit its sustainability. In this review, we discuss the progress made …

In this study, we evaluated the seminal and fecal microbiota in yearling beef bulls fed a
common diet to achieve moderate (1.13 kg/day) or high (1.80 kg/day) rates of weight gain …

Prediction of bull fertility is critical for the sustainability of both dairy and beef cattle
production. Even though bulls produce ample amounts of sperm with normal parameters …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of prepartum diets that differ in energy
density on beef cow energy metabolites and birth weight, immunity and antioxidative …

Heifer early calving (HC) plays a key role in beef cattle herds' economic sustainability and
profitability by reducing production costs and generation intervals. However, the genetic …