ReviewTranslational animal science2020
Selection for bull fertility: a review.
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- The Association Between the Progressive Motility of Bovine Spermatozoa and the Developmental Morphokinetics of In Vitro-Derived Embryos.Journal of developmental biology · 2026Article
- Microbial Landscape of Bull (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Comprehensive proteomics analysis of bovine sperm head plasma membrane associated with fertility.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- JAGGED1 modulates bull spermatozoa acrosome reaction and fertilization.Reproduction & fertility · 2026Article
- Genotype-By-Environment Interaction for Scrotal Circumference in Young Nellore Bulls Under Pasture and Feedlot Conditions and Its Correlation With Days to Calving.Animal genetics · 2026Article
- Dynamic regulation of spermatogenesis and hybrid sterility revealed by single-cell analysis in yak and cattle.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Is it possible to select body weight without compromising carcass traits and reproductive efficiency in Caracu cattle?Journal of applied genetics · 2025Article
- Design and Implementation of a Deep Learning System to Analyze Bovine Sperm Morphology.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Sperm parameter variability in Donggala bulls: An objective-based analysis of frozen semen quality.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025Article
- Comparison of Tree-Based Machine Learning Algorithms for Classification of Livestock Breeds Based On Post-Thaw Spermatological Parameters.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Sperm protein profiles and their correlation with DNA integrity and protamine deficiency in Donggala bullsVeterinary world · 2025Article
- microRNAs for qPCR Normalization Under Morphofunctional Conditions in Bovine Sperm (Bos taurus).Molecular reproduction and development · 2025Article
- Proteomic Alterations and Oxidative Stress in Seminal Plasma of Nellore Bulls Under Sexual Rest.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Porcine sperm bind to an oviduct glycan coupled to glass surfaces as a model of sperm interaction with the oviduct.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Surface Proteome of Bovine Unsexed and Sexed Spermatozoa.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Extracellular vesicles in seminal plasma of Sahiwal cattle bulls carry a differential abundance of sperm fertility-associated proteins for augmenting the functional quality of low-fertile bull spermatozoa.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of β-defensin 103 (DEFB103) copy number variation on bull sperm parameters and post-insemination uterine gene expression.PloS one · 2025Article
- Selecting sires to improve reproductive success: key traits for enhanced fertility and embryo development.Animal reproduction · 2025Article
- A-Kinase Anchor Protein 4 (proAKAP4): Protein Molecule-Based Fertility Marker of Indonesian Dairy Bull and Its Correlation With Frozen-Thawed Sperm Quality.Veterinary medicine international · 2025Article
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Abstract
Fertility is a critically important factor in cattle production because it directly relates to the ability to produce the offspring necessary to offset costs in production systems. Female fertility has received much attention and has been enhanced through assisted reproductive technologies, as well as genetic selection; however, improving bull fertility has been largely ignored. Improvements in bull reproductive performance are necessary to optimize the efficiency of cattle production. Selection and management to improve bull fertility not only have the potential to increase conception rates but also have the capacity to improve other economically relevant production traits. Bull fertility has reportedly been genetically correlated with traits such as average daily gain, heifer pregnancy, and calving interval. Published studies show that bull fertility traits are low to moderately heritable, indicating that improvements in bull fertility can be realized through selection. Although female fertility has continued to progress according to increasing conception rates, the reported correlation between male and female fertility is low, indicating that male fertility cannot be improved by selection for female fertility. Correlations between several bull fertility traits, such as concentration, number of spermatozoa, motility, and number of spermatozoa abnormalities, vary among studies. Using male fertility traits in selection indices would provide producers with more advanced selection tools. The objective of this review was to discuss current beef bull fertility measurements and to discuss the future of genetic evaluation of beef bull fertility and potential genetic improvement strategies.
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