Reproduction Abstracts

Intensive selection for milk production has led to a reduced reproduction efficiency of high-producing dairy cattle. The first month of pregnancy is associated to a high rate of pregnancy failures. In addition to embryo losses, pre-conceptional status of pregnant females has been reported to affect progeny performance after birth. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the conceptus on endometrium physiology and on peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL) gene expression patte...