Semen evaluation: Methodological advancements in sperm quality-specific fertility assessment—A review

BM Tanga, AY Qamar, S Raza, S Bang… - Animal …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Assessment of male fertility is based on the evaluation of sperm. Semen evaluation
measures various sperm quality parameters as fertility indicators. However, semen …

Determinant genetic markers of semen quality in livestock

MZ Khan, W Chen, S Naz, X Liu, H Liang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The reproductive efficiency of livestock is crucial for agricultural productivity and economic
sustainability. One critical factor in successful fertilization and the viability of offspring is the …

Integrated multi-omics analyses reveals molecules governing sperm metabolism potentially influence bull fertility

TR Talluri, A Kumaresan, MK Sinha, N Paul… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Bull fertility is of paramount importance in bovine industry because semen from a single bull
is used to breed several thousands of cows; however, so far, no reliable test is available for …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study reveals candidate markers related to field fertility and semen quality traits in Holstein-Friesian bulls

L Abril-Parreño, TR Carthy, K Keogh, M Štiavnická… - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
In vitro assessment of bull semen quality is routinely used in bull semen processing centres
in order to ensure that semen destined to be used in the field has passed minimum …

Comparative transcriptomic analysis of spermatozoa from high-and low-fertile crossbred bulls: Implications for fertility prediction

MA Prakash, A Kumaresan… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Crossbred bulls produced by crossing Bos taurus and Bos indicus suffer with high incidence
of infertility/subfertility problems; however, the etiology remains poorly understood. The …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm transcriptome analysis accurately reveals male fertility potential in livestock

R Indriastuti, BP Pardede, A Gunawan, MF Ulum… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Infertility is a problem in the livestock industry. The impact of these cases
can be a long calving interval period, increasing the operational costs. Male livestock should …

Sperm functional genome associated with bull fertility

M Özbek, M Hitit, A Kaya, FD Jousan… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bull fertility is an important economic trait in sustainable cattle production, as infertile or
subfertile bulls give rise to large economic losses. Current methods to assess bull fertility are …

Proteomic fertility markers in ram sperm

M Hitit, M Özbek, S Ayaz-Guner, H Guner… - Animal Reproduction …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise estimation of ram fertility is important for sheep farming to sustain reproduction
efficiency and profitability of production. There, however, is no conventional method to …

Integrated analysis of mRNAs and long noncoding RNAs in the semen from Holstein bulls with high and low sperm motility

X Wang, C Yang, F Guo, Y Zhang, Z Ju, Q Jiang… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Sperm motility is the main index used to assess the quality of bull semen. It may also be
used to evaluate the fertility potential of bulls. Protein-coding mRNA and long noncoding …

[HTML][HTML] The 'omics' revolution: Use of genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic tools to predict male reproductive traits that impact fertility in livestock and …

JA Long - Animal Reproduction Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Fertility is an important economic trait in livestock and poultry that relies on the genetic merit
of both males and females. Despite the importance of the paternal contribution to …