Influence of nutrition, body condition, and metabolic status on reproduction in female beef cattle: A review

JD Michael, PS Baruselli, G Campanile - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
Nutrition is of fundamental importance in reproductive function of female beef cattle. Nutrition
determines live weight (LW) and body condition score (BCs) and both were found more than …

Sustainable intensification of beef production in the tropics: The role of genetically improving sexual precocity of heifers

GA Fernandes Júnior, DA Silva, LFM Mota, TP de Melo… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tropical pasture-based beef production systems play a vital role in global
food security. The importance of promoting sustainable intensification of such systems has …

Management of age at puberty in beef heifers to optimize efficiency of beef production

ML Day, GP Nogueira - Animal frontiers, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Age at puberty in beef heifers can influence economic efficiency of beef production through
effects on both age at first calving (2 vs. 3+ years of age) and the time of conception of …

[HTML][HTML] Endometrial function in pregnancy establishment in cattle

H Tinning, JC Edge, THC DeBem, F Deligianni… - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
The endometrium is fundamentally required for successful pregnancy in ruminants and
species where the posthatching conceptus undergoes a protracted elongation and peri …

Effects of maternal nutrition on female offspring weight gain and sexual development

RC Cracco, FO Bussiman, GHG Polizel, É Furlan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Maternal nutrition during pregnancy influences postnatal life of animals; nevertheless, few
studies have investigated its effects on the productive performance and reproductive …

Injectable progesterone in 13-month-old prepubertal Nellore heifers: effects on in vitro embryo production and pregnancy rate

LP da Silva, M de Oliveira Silva, MSA Borges… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2024 - Springer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of injectable progesterone administration
before ovum pick-up (OPU) on in vitro embryo production (IVEP) and pregnancy rate in …

Relationship of post-weaning growth and age at puberty in crossbred beef heifers

GR Pereira, JOJ Barcellos, AG Sessim… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
This study was intended to evaluate body size structure and growth parameters of crossbred
heifers fed at four nutritional levels to achieve puberty earlier. Animals were classified …

Induction of puberty vs. induction of ovulation using steroid hormones in beef heifers: a comprehensive review

R Sartori, RLOR Alves, ALM Lopes - Animal Reproduction, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
This review elucidates the physiological and endocrinological processes intrinsic to puberty
and ovulation induction protocols in Bos indicus and Bos taurus beef heifers. Puberty is a …

Higher feeding diets effects on age and liveweight gain at puberty in crossbred Nelore× Hereford heifers

JOJ Barcellos, GR Pereira, EA Dias… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2014 - Springer
This study was conducted to determine the age and liveweight at puberty of 120 crossbred
beef heifers submitted to four diets to achieve predetermined weight gains (kg/day): 0.5 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of follicular wave stage on potential fertility predictors and their repeatability coefficient in prepubertal Bos indicus (Nellore) and Bos taurus (Caracu) …

JR Bevilaqua, NN Rodrigues, GF Rossi, MAF Pupin… - animal, 2022 - Elsevier
In an attempt to develop accessible methods for the precocious individual selection based
on phenotypic attributes related to reproductive superiority, this study evaluated the effects of …