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ReviewAdvances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology2025

Prenatal and Preweaning Environmental Effects upon Pubertal Development and Sperm Production.

Albert Barth, Viv E A Perry, Lauren E Hamilton, Peter Sutovsky, Richard Oko

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Review in Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Albert BarthDepartment of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Viv E A PerryQueensland Sperm Morphology Laboratory (QSML), Goondiwindi, QLD, Australia.
Lauren E HamiltonDivision of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Peter SutovskyDivision of Animal Science and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Richard OkoDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. ro3@queensu.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This chapter examines the role of early life perturbations upon the developing bull calf. Surprisingly, we observe effects upon sexual development and sperm quality, including sperm morphology, as early as the periconception period (-60 to 23 days post conception). Similarly, during postnatal life (prior to 6mths of age) dietary perturbations retard sexual development and sperm quality. Herein we discuss the ontology of development and examine why these periods of development are fundamental to fertility in the bull. Ultimately, this leads to recommendations for changes to current husbandry protocols.

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Prenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsSexual MaturationSpermatogenesisSpermatozoaAnimalsCattleFemaleMalePregnancyWeaningEarly calfhoodFetal programmingPuberty in the bullTestis development

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PMID40272593

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