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BOARD INVITED REVIEW: Post-transfer consequences of in vitro-produced embryos in cattle by Ealy, Alan D, Wooldridge, Lydia K, McCoski, Sarah R

“…In vitro embryo production (IVP) in cattle has gained worldwide interest in recent years, but the efficiency of using IVP embryos for calf production is far…”
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The evolution of interferon-tau by Ealy, Alan D, Wooldridge, Lydia K

“…Thirty years ago, a novel type I interferon (IFN) was identified by molecular cloning of cDNA libraries constructed from RNA extracted from ovine and bovine…”
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An Overview of Reactive Oxygen Species Damage Occurring during In Vitro Bovine Oocyte and Embryo Development and the Efficacy of Antioxidant Use to Limit These Adverse Effects by Keane, Jessica A, Ealy, Alan D

“…The in vitro production (IVP) of bovine embryos has gained popularity worldwide and in recent years and its use for producing embryos from genetically elite…”
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Fibroblast growth factor requirements for in vitro development of bovine embryos by Fields, Sarah D., Hansen, Peter J., Ealy, Alan D.

“…The overall goal was to describe the importance of fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) during development of the bovine embryo. An inhibitor of FGF receptor…”
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Fibroblast growth factor 10 enhances bovine oocyte maturation and developmental competence in vitro by Zhang, Kun, Hansen, Peter J, Ealy, Alan D

“…The ability of oocytes to resume meiosis, become fertilized, and generate viable pregnancies is controlled during folliculogenesis by several endocrine and…”
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Cytokines That Serve as Embryokines in Cattle by Ealy, Alan D., Speckhart, Savannah L., Wooldridge, Lydia K.

“…The term “embryokine” has been used to denote molecules produced by the endometrium, oviduct, or by embryo itself that will influence embryo development…”
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Developmental Hurdles That Can Compromise Pregnancy during the First Month of Gestation in Cattle by Speckhart, Savannah L, Oliver, Mary A, Ealy, Alan D

“…Several key developmental events are associated with early embryonic pregnancy losses in beef and dairy cows. These developmental problems are observed at a…”
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Tight gene co-expression in BCB positive cattle oocytes and their surrounding cumulus cells by Walker, Bailey N, Nix, Jada, Wilson, Chace, Marrella, Mackenzie A, Speckhart, Savannah L, Wooldridge, Lydia, Yen, Con-Ning, Bodmer, Jocelyn S, Kirkpatrick, Laila T, Moorey, Sarah E, Gerrard, David E, Ealy, Alan D, Biase, Fernando H

“…Abstract Background Cytoplasmic and nuclear maturation of oocytes, as well as interaction with the surrounding cumulus cells, are important features relevant…”
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An updated protocol for in vitro bovine embryo production by Speckhart, Savannah L., Wooldridge, Lydia K., Ealy, Alan D.

“…Cattle embryos represent a useful model for understanding parts of human embryogenesis due to various biological similarities. We describe a protocol to mature…”
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Using Doppler ultrasonography on day 34 of pregnancy to predict pregnancy loss in lactating dairy cattle by Kelley, Dale E, Galvão, Klibs N, Mortensen, Christopher J, Risco, Carlos A, Ealy, Alan D

“…The objective of this experiment was to determine whether uterine or ovarian vascular dynamics could be used to identify cows at risk for pregnancy loss. Our…”
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Influences of Supplementing Selective Members of the Interleukin-6 Cytokine Family on Bovine Oocyte Competency by McKinley, Endya, Speckhart, Savannah L, Keane, Jessica A, Oliver, Mary A, Rhoads, Michelle L, Edwards, J Lannett, Biase, Fernando H, Ealy, Alan D

“…This work explored whether supplementing selective members of the interleukin-6 (IL6) cytokine family during in vitro bovine oocyte maturation affects…”
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Exposure to maternal obesity alters gene expression in the preimplantation ovine conceptus by McCoski, Sarah R, Vailes, McCauley T, Owens, Connor E, Cockrum, Rebecca R, Ealy, Alan D

“…Embryonic and fetal exposure to maternal obesity causes several maladaptive morphological and epigenetic changes in exposed offspring. The timing of these…”
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Fibroblast growth factors activate mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways to promote migration in ovine trophoblast cells by Yang, Qi En, Giassetti, Mariana I, Ealy, Alan D

“…Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) 2 and FGF10 are uterine- and conceptus-derived factors that mediate trophoblast activities in cattle and sheep. To extend our…”
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Microbiomes of Various Maternal Body Systems Are Predictive of Calf Digestive Bacterial Ecology by Owens, Connor E., Huffard, Haley G., Nin-Velez, Alexandra I., Duncan, Jane, Teets, Chrissy L., Daniels, Kristy M., Ealy, Alan D., James, Robert E., Knowlton, Katharine F., Cockrum, Rebecca R.

“…Body systems once thought sterile at birth instead have complex and sometimes abundant microbial ecosystems. However, relationships between dam and calf…”
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Pregnancy Losses in Livestock: An Overview of the Physiology and Endocrinology Symposium for the 2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Meeting by Ealy, Alan D

“…The 2021 Physiology & Endocrinology Program Committee selected a symposium focusing on Pregnancy Losses in Livestock for the 2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual…”
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Consequences of conceptus exposure to colony-stimulating factor 2 on survival, elongation, interferon-τ secretion, and gene expression by Loureiro, Barbara, Block, Jeremy, Favoreto, Mauricio G, Carambula, Silvia, Pennington, Kathleen A, Ealy, Alan D, Hansen, Peter J

“…Exposure of bovine conceptuses to colony-stimulating factor 2 (CSF2) from days 5 to 7 of development can increase the percentage of transferred conceptuses…”
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The requirement for protein kinase C delta (PRKCD) during preimplantation bovine embryo development by Yang, Qi-En, Ozawa, Manabu, Zhang, Kun, Johnson, Sally E, Ealy, Alan D

“…Protein kinase C (PKC) delta (PRKCD) is a member of the novel PKC subfamily that regulates gene expression in bovine trophoblast cells. Additional functions…”
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Several fibroblast growth factors are expressed during pre-attachment bovine conceptus development and regulate interferon-tau expression from trophectoderm by Cooke, Flavia N T, Pennington, Kathleen A, Yang, Qien, Ealy, Alan D

“…The trophectoderm-derived factor interferon tau (IFNT) maintains the uterus in a pregnancy-receptive state in cattle and sheep. Fibroblast growth factors…”
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Symposium review: Predicting pregnancy loss in dairy cattle by Ealy, Alan D, Seekford, Zachary K

“…Several tools exist to diagnose pregnancy in dairy cattle. However, substantial pregnancy loss occurs within the first 60 d of gestation in cattle, and these…”
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Interleukin-6 increases inner cell mass numbers in bovine embryos by Wooldridge, Lydia K, Ealy, Alan D

“…Work in other species suggests that interleukin-6 (IL6) promotes early embryo development. It was unclear whether IL6 serves as an embryokine in cultured…”
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