Ronaldo Cerri

Tail chalk improved detection of true estrus alerts from an automated activity monitor system in a cohort study

This study aimed to assess how two estrus detection tools, an automated activity monitor (AAM) and tail chalk (TC), were associated with true estrus events in lactating Holstein …

Jessica Dos Santos Marques
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Endometrial gene expression of lactating Holstein cows: Impact of pre-estrus progesterone and intensity of estrous expression

This study aimed to evaluate if different concentrations of progesterone (P4) before estrus and different intensities of estrous expression affected endometrial gene expression in …

Jessica Dos Santos Marques
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Is prolonged luteal phase a problem in lactating Holstein cows?

In this study, the main objective was to assess if long luteal phases could have other causes than pregnancy losses. We enrolled Holstein dairy cows ≥50 d in milk (DIM) from a …

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José Denis-Robichaud
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Circulating progesterone at insemination and accessory spermatozoa are associated with fertilization and embryo quality five or six days post insemination in dairy cattle

This study aimed to evaluate animal and ovarian parameters that affected fertilization and embryo development up to the morula stage. The data were combined from four studies in …

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José Denis-Robichaud
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Association between genomic daughter pregnancy rates and reproductive parameters in Holstein dairy cattle

The objective of this observational study was to evaluate the relationship between genomic daughter pregnancy rate (GDPR) with reproduction parameters such as pregnancy at first …

Augusto Madureira
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