ReviewJDS communications2023
Associations of antral follicle count with fertility in cattle: A review.
Review in JDS communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Melatonin Supplementation Increases Oocyte Recovery and Quality Associated with Altered Follicular Steroidogenesis and Redox Status in Dairy Cows.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exploring the impacts of different antral follicle count and luteal presence on ovarian response and fertility in inseminated Boer does.Journal of animal science and technology · 2026Article
- Unraveling the Clinical FSH Conundrum: Insights From the Small Ovarian Reserve Heifer Model.Molecular reproduction and development · 2025Review
- Identification of candidate blood biomarkers through metabolomics analysis in bovine superovulation.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Concerning influences of micro/nano plastics on female reproductive health: focusing on cellular and molecular pathways from animal models to human studies.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024Review
- Multi-Omics Reveals the Role of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in the Gut-Follicle Axis for the Antral Follicular Development of Holstein Cows.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Enhancing early identification of high-fertile cattle females using infrared blood serum spectra and machine learning.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Impact of antral follicle count on follicular-luteal characteristics, superovulatory response, and embryo quality in Sahiwal cows.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Mesenchymal stem cells in animal reproduction: sources, uses and scenario.Brazilian journal of veterinary medicine · 2024Review
- Nitric oxide synthase and its function in animal reproduction: an update.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Ovarian antral follicle count (AFC) is a marker of ovarian stimulatory response to superovulation protocols in cattle. This article reviews novel research from the past 10 years, focusing on the relationship between AFC and embryo production and cow fertility. Substantial evidence indicates a positive relationship between AFC with embryo production; however, conflicting findings exist regarding the relationship of AFC with conception and pregnancy rates. This lack of consistent association with pregnancy outcomes is perplexing given the differences detected in oocytes, embryos, and endometria from high- versus low-AFC animals. Those differences include markers of embryonic viability such as protein level, blastocyst development rates, cleavage rates, and blastocyst cell numbers that differ between high- and low-AFC groups, as well as differential gene expression at the cow and embryo level with genes associated with fertility. In addition,
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