ReviewRoyal Society open science2021
Physiological factors influencing female fertility in birds.
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- Levels of substitution of inorganic mineral to amino acids complexed minerals on old laying hens.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Demographic drivers of reproductive failure in a threatened bird: Insights from a decade of data.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Investigating the genetic determination of duration-of-fertility trait in breeding hens.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The surprising complexity and diversity of sperm storage structures across Galliformes.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- A sex-linked supergene with large effects on sperm traits has little impact on reproductive traits in female zebra finches.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
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- Prolonged repeated inseminations trigger a local immune response and accelerate aging of the uterovaginal junction in turkey hens.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Hidden impacts of conservation management on fertility of the critically endangered kākāpō.PeerJ · 2023Article
- Inheritance of the duration of fertility in chickens and its correlation with laying performance.Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE · 2022Article
- Natural Products of Plants and Animal Origin Improve Albumen Quality of Chicken Eggs.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
- Physiological factors influencing female fertility in birds.Royal Society open science · 2021Review
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Abstract
Fertility is fundamental to reproductive success, but not all copulation attempts result in a fertilized embryo. Fertilization failure is especially costly for females, but we still lack a clear understanding of the causes of variation in female fertility across taxa. Birds make a useful model system for fertility research, partly because their large eggs are easily studied outside of the female's body, but also because of the wealth of data available on the reproductive productivity of commercial birds. Here, we review the factors contributing to female infertility in birds, providing evidence that female fertility traits are understudied relative to male fertility traits, and that avian fertility research has been dominated by studies focused on Galliformes and captive (relative to wild) populations. We then discuss the key stages of the female reproductive cycle where fertility may be compromised, and make recommendations for future research. We particularly emphasize that studies must differentiate between infertility and embryo mortality as causes of hatching failure, and that non-breeding individuals should be monitored more routinely where possible. This review lays the groundwork for developing a clearer understanding of the causes of female infertility, with important consequences for multiple fields including reproductive science, conservation and commercial breeding.
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