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Local immune system in oviduct physiology and pathophysiology: attack or tolerance? by Marey, M.A., Yousef, M.S., Kowsar, R., Hambruch, N., Shimizu, T., Pfarrer, C., Miyamoto, A.

“…The local immune system in the oviduct has a unique ability to deal with pathogens, allogeneic spermatozoa, and the semi-allogeneic embryo. To achieve this, it…”
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Short communication: Urea induces T helper 2 (Th2) type environment at transcriptional level and prostaglandin E2 secretion in bovine oviduct epithelial cells in culture by Kowsar, R, Marey, M A, Shimizu, T, Miyamoto, A

“…Excess dietary protein intake in early lactation dairy cows resulting in blood urea nitrogen of greater than 19 to 20mg/dL is associated with decreased…”
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Evidence for a novel, local acute-phase response in the bovine oviduct: Progesterone and lipopolysaccharide up-regulate alpha 1-acid-glycoprotein expression in epithelial cells in vitro by Kowsar, R., Hambruch, N., Marey, M.A., Liu, J., Shimizu, T., Pfarrer, C., Miyamoto, A.

“…SUMMARY Little is known about the local production and function of alpha 1‐acid glycoprotein (AGP), an acute‐phase protein, in the female reproductive tract…”
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Alpha lipoic acid reverses the negative effect of LPS on mouse spermatozoa and developmental competence of resultant embryos in vitro by Makvandi, A., Kowsar, R., Hajian, M., Mahdavi, A. H., Tanhaei Vash, N., Nasr‐Esfahani, M. H.

“…Background Reproductive toxicity of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on spermatozoa is well established. Objective The aim of the present study was to show the…”
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Corn silage partially replacing short alfalfa hay to optimize forage use in total mixed rations for lactating cows by Kowsar, R, Ghorbani, G R, Alikhani, M, Khorvash, M, Nikkhah, A

“…We theorized that adding corn silage to a total mixed ration with alfalfa hay as the sole dietary forage would improve nutrient intake and chewing activity and…”
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Soymilk as a novel milk replacer to stimulate early calf starter intake and reduce weaning age and costs by Ghorbani, G R, Kowsar, R, Alikhani, M, Nikkhah, A

“…The primary objective was to determine the effects of partial replacement of whole milk with soymilk on preweaning calf performance and weaning costs…”
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Feeding diets varying in starch concentration supplemented with palmitic acid or stearic acid: Effects on performance, milk fatty acid profile, and metabolic parameters of postpartum dairy cows by Daneshvar, D., Ghasemi, E., Hashemzadeh, F., Kowsar, R., Khorvash, M.

“…•Postpartum cows were fed high and low starch (260 versus 210 g/kg DM) diets either with palmitic acid or stearic acid supplements (15 g/kg DM).•In both fat…”
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The addition of hydrolyzable tannin extract to milk affects calves' performance, health, blood metabolites, and pathogen shedding by Serri, M.A., Mahdavi, A.H., Riasi, A., Hashemzadeh, F., Kowsar, R.

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The Effect of Using Rumen Protected Methionine (Mepron) on Production and Reproduction Performance of Holstein Lactating Cows during Early Lactation under Field Condition by M. Khorvash, H. Yazdani, E. Mahjoubi, R. Kowsar, Gh. Ghorbani

“…In order to examine the effect of using rumen protected methionine (Mepron, Evonik Industries, Hanau, Germany) on productive and reproductive performance under…”
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