Developmental Hurdles That Can Compromise Pregnancy during the First Month of Gestation in Cattle

Several key developmental events are associated with early embryonic pregnancy losses in beef and dairy cows. These developmental problems are observed at a greater frequency in pregnancies generated from in-vitro-produced bovine embryos. This review describes critical problems that arise during ooc...

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Published inAnimals (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 11; p. 1760
Main Authors Speckhart, Savannah L, Oliver, Mary A, Ealy, Alan D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 25.05.2023
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Subjects
Beef
bovine
Cattle
Cell cycle
Cell lineage
Cytoplasm
Dairy cattle
Elongation
embryo
Embryogenesis
Embryonic development
Embryonic growth stage
Embryos
Energy consumption
Fertilization
Gametocytes
Gastrulation
Genomes
Gestation
in vitro embryo production
Kinases
Mitochondria
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Proteins
Review
Reviews
Canada
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Summary:Several key developmental events are associated with early embryonic pregnancy losses in beef and dairy cows. These developmental problems are observed at a greater frequency in pregnancies generated from in-vitro-produced bovine embryos. This review describes critical problems that arise during oocyte maturation, fertilization, early embryonic development, compaction and blastulation, embryonic cell lineage specification, elongation, gastrulation, and placentation. Additionally, discussed are potential remediation strategies, but unfortunately, corrective actions are not available for several of the problems being discussed. Further research is needed to produce bovine embryos that have a greater likelihood of surviving to term.
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ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani13111760