{"title":"Minerals, serum metabolites, hormones, and bovine reproduction: a review.","authors":"Keitiretse Molefe, Mwanza Mulunda","doi":"10.1017/S146625232400001X","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to highlight the roles of different minerals, serum metabolites, and hormones related to reproductive health of cattle as these have a significant role in cattle production and reproduction. Minerals are known for their contribution to several physiological processes such as cell formation and are paramount for physiological functions of vitamins, enzymes, and hormones. Evaluations of serum metabolites are good indicators of disease diagnosis and nutritional status in animals. Hormonal imbalance before and during pregnancy can negatively impact an overall bovine reproductive health. Minerals are important for reproduction, serum metabolites are a reliable indicator as their changes have been related to many disorders in reproduction, and hormones are significant indicators in cows presenting different reproductive conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51313,"journal":{"name":"Animal Health Research Reviews","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Animal Health Research Reviews","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S146625232400001X","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"VETERINARY SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study aimed to highlight the roles of different minerals, serum metabolites, and hormones related to reproductive health of cattle as these have a significant role in cattle production and reproduction. Minerals are known for their contribution to several physiological processes such as cell formation and are paramount for physiological functions of vitamins, enzymes, and hormones. Evaluations of serum metabolites are good indicators of disease diagnosis and nutritional status in animals. Hormonal imbalance before and during pregnancy can negatively impact an overall bovine reproductive health. Minerals are important for reproduction, serum metabolites are a reliable indicator as their changes have been related to many disorders in reproduction, and hormones are significant indicators in cows presenting different reproductive conditions.
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Animal Health Research Reviews provides an international forum for the publication of reviews and commentaries on all aspects of animal health. Papers include in-depth analyses and broader overviews of all facets of health and science in both domestic and wild animals. Major subject areas include physiology and pharmacology, parasitology, bacteriology, food and environmental safety, epidemiology and virology. The journal is of interest to researchers involved in animal health, parasitologists, food safety experts and academics interested in all aspects of animal production and welfare.