Daniela Bello-Cabrera , Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz , Cristian Larrondo , Juan M. Vázquez-García , Patricia Roldán-Santiago
{"title":"Effect of the administration of dexamethasone in pregnant goats: Vitality, thermography, physiological response, and behavioral patterns of newborn kids","authors":"Daniela Bello-Cabrera , Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz , Cristian Larrondo , Juan M. Vázquez-García , Patricia Roldán-Santiago","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107949","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107949","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Perinatal deaths cause economic losses in goat production, and birth induction has emerged as a key strategy for producers to plan parturition periods and thus increase neonatal survival. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dexamethasone administration in pregnant goats on the vitality, thermographic profile, physiological response, and behavioral patterns of their newborn kids. A total of 36 multiparous French Alpine goats and their offspring were randomly assigned into three groups: G1, control goats; G2, goats that received a 0.9 % intramuscular injection of physiological saline solution 36 h before parturition; and G3, goats that received a 16-mg intramuscular injection of dexamethasone 36 h prior to the estimated parturition date. In the dams, the duration of labor, interval between expulsions, latency to first grooming, sniffing, surface temperature, and mother–young bonding were evaluated. In the kids, vitality, neonatal behavior, blood glucose and lactate levels, oxygenation saturation, birth weight, and surface temperature were evaluated at birth, after the first suckling, and at 24 h postpartum. Kids born to dexamethasone-treated goats showed improved vitality parameters compared to neonates from untreated dams, particularly in the suckling reflex (P < 0.0001) and in normal oxygenation and glucose levels. Additionally, dexamethasone-treated dams showed improved maternal behavior. We conclude that administering a 16-mg dose of dexamethasone to naturally mated goats improves mother–kid bonding and results in kids born with higher surface temperatures, adequate oxygenation levels, and higher percentages of the suckling reflex.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"279 ","pages":"Article 107949"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144587594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Henricco Zapparoli e Silva , Guilherme Ferreira da Silva , Rosa Daniela Palchucan Nieto , Ana Carolina Pedrosa , Simone Maria Massami Kitamura Martins , André Furugen Cesar de Andrade
{"title":"Effect of simultaneous addition of cyanidin 3-glucoside and cyanidin 3-rutinoside in boar semen stored under refrigeration at 17°C for 168 hours","authors":"Henricco Zapparoli e Silva , Guilherme Ferreira da Silva , Rosa Daniela Palchucan Nieto , Ana Carolina Pedrosa , Simone Maria Massami Kitamura Martins , André Furugen Cesar de Andrade","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107930","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107930","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107930"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144569779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ferran Garriga , Marc Llavanera , Jodd Codina-Benaiges , Marc Yeste , Joan E. Rodríguez-Gil
{"title":"Effect of glycolytic and non-glycolytic substrates on the liquid preservation of pig semen","authors":"Ferran Garriga , Marc Llavanera , Jodd Codina-Benaiges , Marc Yeste , Joan E. Rodríguez-Gil","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107944","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107944","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107944"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144569979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards functional boar spermatozoa in preparation for artificial insemination: Retrospective report sourcing boar studs submitting samples to two andrology reference laboratories in North America","authors":"Bradley A. Didion, Philip Dorn","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107919","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107919","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107919"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144570192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bradley A. Didion, Michael Kleve-Feld, Namdori R. Mtango, Rebecca L. Krisher
{"title":"Embryo development rates in vitro using boar sperm possessing varying levels of cytoplasmic droplets","authors":"Bradley A. Didion, Michael Kleve-Feld, Namdori R. Mtango, Rebecca L. Krisher","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107918","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107918","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107918"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144571813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alisson Leandro Ansolin, Natan Augusto de Souza Viana, Ygor Faria Nagano, Romário Alencar Oliveira, Rosiel Moreira Cavalcante Filho, Luis Candido Alvez Rodrigues, Amanda Pimenta Siqueira
{"title":"Impact of housing in stalls vs. pens on productivity and semen quality of boars","authors":"Alisson Leandro Ansolin, Natan Augusto de Souza Viana, Ygor Faria Nagano, Romário Alencar Oliveira, Rosiel Moreira Cavalcante Filho, Luis Candido Alvez Rodrigues, Amanda Pimenta Siqueira","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107928","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107928","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107928"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Julia Bragado , Rebeca Serrano , Lauro González-Fernández , María Gracia Gervasi , Luis Jesús García-Marín , David Martin-Hidalgo
{"title":"Glucose tales: why do we still use glucose in the pig sperm media?","authors":"Maria Julia Bragado , Rebeca Serrano , Lauro González-Fernández , María Gracia Gervasi , Luis Jesús García-Marín , David Martin-Hidalgo","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107913","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107913","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107913"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Parra , Lorena Padilla , Pablo Martínez-Díaz , Xiomara Lucas , Isabel Barranco , Jordi Roca
{"title":"Large and small extracellular vesicle subsets of porcine seminal plasma differ in the content of transforming growth factor (TGF-β) isoforms","authors":"Ana Parra , Lorena Padilla , Pablo Martínez-Díaz , Xiomara Lucas , Isabel Barranco , Jordi Roca","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107914","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107914","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107914"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CongBang Ngo , Junpen Suwimonteerabutr , Jane M. Morrell , Padet Tummaruk
{"title":"Sow reproductive performance after artificial insemination with semen doses processed using Single Layer Centrifugation without antibiotic in the tropics","authors":"CongBang Ngo , Junpen Suwimonteerabutr , Jane M. Morrell , Padet Tummaruk","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107910","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107910","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107910"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144570378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of Flow Cytometry to Assess the DNA Fragmentation Index in Young Boars – a practical experience from The Netherlands","authors":"Carolina L.A. Da Silva , Rodrigo M. Godinho","doi":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107911","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107911","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7880,"journal":{"name":"Animal Reproduction Science","volume":"278 ","pages":"Article 107911"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144570379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}