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bp0002rdr6 | Corpus Luteum | REDR1990

Differential actions of second messenger systems in the corpus luteum

Wiltbank MC , Diskin MG , Niswender GD

Abstract unavailableKeywords: corpus luteum; sheep; protein kinase C; calcium; phosphoinositide turnover© 1991 Journals of Reproduction & Fertility Ltd...

bp0007rdr18 | Oocyte and Follicular Development in Ruminants | REDR2010

Managing the dominant follicle in high-producing dairy cows

Wiltbank MC , Sartori R , Vasconcelos JLM , Nascimento AB , Souza AH , Cunha AP , Gumen A , Sangsritavong S , Guenther JN , Lopez H , Pursley JR

Reduced reproductive efficiency has been reported in high-producing dairy cows. Sources of reproductive inefficiency include decreased expression of estrus, increased diameter of the ovulatory follicle and reduced fertility when cows are inseminated after estrus, increased incidence of double ovulation and twinning, and increased pregnancy loss. To overcome some of these inefficiencies, reproductive management programs have been developed that synchronize ovulation and enable ...