NCERA57: Swine Reproductive Physiology

(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)

Status: Active

SAES-422 Reports

09/08/2025

Peer-reviewed Journals



  1. Ahern, D.F., Martins, K., Florez, J.M., Ross, C.E., Huisman, A., Cushman, R.A., Shuping, S.L., Nestor, C.C., Desaulniers, A.T., White, B.R., Sonstegard, T.S., Lents, C.A. 2024. Development of KISS1 knockout pigs is characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, normal growth, and reduced skatole. Biology of Reproduction. 111(5):1082-1096. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioae140.

  2. Ahern, D.F., Martins, K., Florez, J.M., Ross, C.E., Huisman, A., Cushman, R.A., Shuping, S.L., Nestor, C.C., Desaulniers, A.T., White, B.R., Sonstegard, T.S., Lents, C.A. 2024. Development of KISS1 knockout pigs is characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, normal growth, and reduced skatole. Biology of Reproduction. 111(5):1082-1096. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioae140.

  3. Bery, S., Brown-Brandl, T.M., Rohrer, G.A., Sharma, S., Leonard, S.M. 2024. Impact of crate design, number of heat lamps, and lying posture on the occurrence of shoulder lesions in sows. Biosystems Engineering. 247:249-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2024.09.017.

  4. Desaulniers, A.T., Cederberg, R.A., Lents, C.A., White, B.R. 2024. Knockdown of gonadotropin-releasing hormone II receptor impairs ovulation rate, corpus luteum development, and progesterone production in gilts. Animals. 14. Article 2350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162350.

  5. Desaulniers, A.T., Cederberg, R.A., Lents, C.A., White, B.R. 2024. Knockdown of gonadotropin-releasing hormone II receptor impairs ovulation rate, corpus luteum development, and progesterone production in gilts. Animals (Basel). 14(16):2350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162350.

  6. Desaulniers, A.T., Ross, C.E., Cederberg, R.A., Lovercamp, K.W., Lents, C.A., White, B.R. 2024. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone II and its receptor regulate motility, morphology, and kinematics of porcine spermatozoa in vitro. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 361. Article 114653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2024.114653.

  7. Desaulniers, A.T., Ross, C.E., Cederberg, R.A., Lovercamp, K.W., Lents, C.A., White, B.R. 2024. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone II and its receptor regulate motility, morphology, and kinematics of porcine spermatozoa in vitro. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 361:114653.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2024.114653.

  8. Lopez AN, Olivarez MA, Stenhouse C, Moses RM, Newton MG, Sah N, Seo H, Cain J, Lefevre C, Ross A, Ryan P, Wiegert JG, et al. Effects of dietary supplementation of creatine on fetal development in gilts at d 60 and d 90 of gestation. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2025; 16.

  9. Mills K.M., Minton A.M., Ferreira C.R. (2024). Adapting lipidomic sample processing methods for boars housed in commercial settings. Translational Animal Science. txae139, https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txae139.

  10. Newton MG, Lopez AN, Stenhouse C, Hissen KL, Connolly ED, Li X, Zhou L, Wu G, Foxworth WB, Bazer FW. Impact of dietary supplementation of L-citrulline to meat goats during gestation on reproductive performance. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2025; 16.

  11. Oladejo, E.O., Gruhot, T.R., Park, S., Ishak, G.M., Mote, B.E., Liao, S.F., Feugang, J.M. 2025. Dietary arginine supplementation modulates the proteome of boar seminal plasma. Animals (Basel). 15(4):555. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/4/555.

  12. Ostrand, L.M., Rempel, L.A., Keel, B.N., Snelling, W.M., Schmidt, T.B., Psota, E.T., Mote, B.E., Rohrer, G.A. 2025. Genomic analysis of mobility measures on 5-month-old gilts associated with structural soundness. Journal of Animal Science. 103. Article skaf001. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf001.

  13. Ostrand, L.M., Rempel, L.A., Keel, B.N., Snelling, W.M., Schmidt, T.B., Psota, E.T., Mote, B.E., Rohrer, G.A. 2025. Genomic analysis of mobility measures on 5-month-old gilts associated with structural soundness. Journal of Animal Science. 103:skaf001. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf001.

  14. Paudel, S., Brown-Brandl, T.M., Rohrer, G., Sharma, S.R. 2025. Deep learning algorithms to identify individual finishing pigs using 3D data. Biosystems Engineering. 255. Article 104143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2025.104143.

  15. Rahman, Md T., Brown-Brandl, T.M., Rohrer, G.A., Sharma, S.R., Shi, Y. 2024. Classification of sow postures using convolutional neural network and depth images. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International (ASABE), July 28-31, 2024, Anaheim, CA. Paper 2401533. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202401533.

  16. Reis TRL, Lopes-Ferreira JV, Guerra KB, da Silva LAB, Stenhouse C, Ashworth CJ, Bloise E, Chiarini-Garcia H, Almeida FRCL de. The structure of the porcine uterine-conceptus interface is associated with gestational day, fetal size and sex. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2025; 90.

  17. Rivera-Colon, I., Harkow, K., Cole, R., O'Meally, R., Garrett, W.M., Xiong, W., Oliver, W.T., Wells, J., Summers, K.L., Chhetri, N., Postnikova, O.A., Rempel, L.A., Crouse, M.S., Neville, B.W., Davies, C.L. 2025. A metaproteomic analysis of the piglet fecal microbiome during the weaning transition. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. Article 1504433. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1504433.

  18. Sah N, Stenhouse C, Halloran KM, Moses RM, Newton MG, Seo H, Cain JW, Lefevre CM, Johnson GA, Wu G, Bazer FW. Effect of gestational age and fetal sex on metabolism of creatine by uteri, placentae, and fetuses of pigs. Biol Reprod

  19. Stenhouse C, Donadeu FX, Almeida FRCL. Editorial: Intrauterine growth restriction: screening and outcomes. Front Physiol 2024; 15.

  20. Stenhouse C, Halloran KM, Hoskins EC, Moses RM, Wu G, Seo H, Johnson GA, Suva LJ, Gaddy D, Bazer FW. Progesterone regulates tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) expression and activity in ovine utero-placental tissues. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2024; 15:1–14.

  21. Stenhouse, C, Halloran, KM, Hoskins, EC, Moses, RM, Newton, MG, Sah, N, Wolpo, YE, Tyree, MF, Seo, H, Johnson, GA, Wu, G, Bazer, FW. Characterization of the Expression of XPR1 in Ovine Utero-Placental Tissues. (2025) Reproduction. In Press. doi: 10.1530/REP-25-0072

  22. Tyree MF, Stenhouse C. Exogenous Progesterone Supplementation: A Strategy to Enhance Conceptus Development in Sheep and Pigs? Reproduction & Fertility 2025; 6.

  23. Weide T., Mills K.M., Shofner I., Breitzman M., Kerns K. (2024). Metabolic Shift in Porcine Spermatozoa during Sperm Capacitation-Induced Zinc Flux. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(14):7919. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147919.

  24. Zigo M, Kerns K, Sutovsky P.Methods Mol Biol. 2025;2954:229-240. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4698-4_13.PMID: 40601279

  25. Zigo M, Netherton J, Zelenková N, Kerns K, Kraus V, Postlerová P, Baker M, Sutovsky P (2024) Bottom-up Approach to Deciphering the Targets of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in Porcine Sperm Capacitation. Sci Rep 14(1):200159.


 


Abstracts/Posters/Professional Presentations



  1. Mills K.M., A.M. Minton, C.R. Ferreira. (2024). Oral Communication 14 - Adapting sample processing methods for lipidomic analysis of ejaculates from commercial boars. Animal Reproduction Science. 278:107904.

  2. Doungkamchan K, Lucas C, Wells K, Molina L, Whitworth K, Prather R, Miller DJ. 2024. Knockout of PKDREJ, a candidate oviduct receptor on porcine sperm, reduces fertility assessed by competitive insemination. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. (selected for oral presentation).

  3. Doungkamchan K, Molina L, Lucas C, Govindasamy K, Wells K, Whitworth K, Prather R, Miller DJ. 2024. Knockout of PKDREJ, a candidate oviduct receptor on porcine sperm, results in male infertility. Symposium of the Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Sciences.

  4. Lents, C.A., Ahern, D.F., Wilson, K.E., Ross, C.E., Mills, G., Elsken, D.H., Florez, J.M., Martins, K., Beltramo, M., Sonstegard, T.S., Cushman, R.A., White, B.R. 2024. Serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in KISS1 knockout gilts treated with neurokinin B, kisspeptin, and GnRH hormone analogs [abstract]. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 15-19, 2024, Dublin, Ireland. Focus Session 31.

  5. Rahman, Md T., Brown-Brandl, T.M., Rohrer, G.A., Sharma, S.R., Shi, Y. 2024. Classification of sow postures using convolutional neural network and depth images. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International (ASABE), July 28-31, 2024, Anaheim, CA. Paper 2401533. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202401533.

  6. Rohrer, G.A., Ostrand, L., Rempel, L.A., Keel-Mercer, B.N., Schmidt, T.B., Mote, B.E. 2024. Genomic regions associated with electronic measures indicative of structural soundness in pigs [abstract]. American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting. 102(3):24-25. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae234.027.

  7. Sutovsky, P, Hamilton LE, Zigo M, Assumpção MEOA, Jones A, Tirpak F, Agca Y, Kerns K, Sutovsky M (2024) Biomarker-based human and animal sperm phenotyping: the good, the bad and the ugly. Biol Reprod 110(6):1135.

  8. Zigo M, Kerns K, Ahlering P, Sutovsky P. Proteins of Huntington’s Disease Pathway Participate in Pig Sperm Capacitation. Presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Society for Study of Reproduction, 16-19 July 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.

  9. Adeyanju, O., González-Alvarez, M.E., Antwi-Boasiako, C., Polivanov, L.J., Shelton, J., Nordell, N.E., Sillman, S.J., White, B.R., Laws, M.J., Raetzman, L., Flaws, J.A., Desaulniers, A.T., Keating, A.F. 2024. Female offspring ovarian chemical metabolism protein abundance is altered by in utero atrazine exposure [abstract]. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 15-19, 2024, Dublin, Ireland.

  10. Laws, M.J., Kramer, S., Weis, K., Polivanov, L.J., Shelton, J., Nordell, N.E., White, B.R., Sillman, S.J., Raetzman, L., Keating, A., Flaws, J.A., Desaulniers, A.T. 2024. Environmentally relevant maternal atrazine exposure leads to aberrant endocrine effects in piglets [abstract]. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 15-19, 2024, Dublin, Ireland.

  11. Lents, C.A., Ahern, D.F., Wilson, K.E., Ross, C.E., Mills, G., Elsken, D.H., Florez, J.M., Martins, K., Beltramo, M., Sonstegard, T.S., Cushman, R.A., White, B.R. 2024. Serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in KISS1 knockout gilts treated with neurokinin B, kisspeptin, and GnRH hormone analogs [abstract]. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 15-19, 2024, Dublin, Ireland. Focus Session 31.

  12. McAnally, B., Nordell, N., Bernhard, C., Lagundzin, D., Sharma, K., Safranski, T., Lucy, M., Desaulniers, A.T. Elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving testicular dysfunction within in utero growth restricted (IUGR) boars [abstract]. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 15-19, 2024, Dublin, Ireland.

  13. Nordell, N.E., Lents, C.A., White, B.R., Desaulniers, A.T. 2024. A porcine model to study lactocrine programming within the testis [abstract]. Swine in Biomedical Research 2024, June 14-18, 2024, Madison, Wisconsin.

  14. Rohrer, G.A., Ostrand, L., Rempel, L.A., Keel-Mercer, B.N., Schmidt, T.B., Mote, B.E. 2024. Genomic regions associated with electronic measures indicative of structural soundness in pigs [abstract]. American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting. 102(3):24-25. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae234.027.

  15. Ross, C.E., Ahern, D.F., Cederberg, R.A., Choat, F.H., Elsken, D.H., Kurz, S.G., Mills, G.A., Desaulniers, A.T., Lents, C.A., White, B.R. 2024. Preovulatory follicles of GnRH-II receptor knockdown gilts possess fewer hypertrophic theca cells, but similar numbers of hypotrophic granulosa cells compared with littermate controls [abstract]. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 15-19, 2024, Dublin, Ireland.

  16. Ross, C.E., Desaulniers, A.T., Lents, C.A., White, B.R. 2025. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone II and its receptor act through theca cells of porcine preovulatory follicles to influence follicular development [abstract]. Midwestern Section of American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting. 103(1):55-56. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf102.059.

  17. Ross, C.E., Nordell, N.E., Shelton, J.N., Ahern, D.F., Choat, F.H., Mills, G.A., White, B.R., Desaulniers, A.T. 2024. Elucidating the proteome of seminal plasma-derived extracellular vesicles from GnRH-II knockdown boars with poor semen quality [abstract]. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 15-19, 2024, Dublin, Ireland.

  18. Shelton, J., Polivanov, L.J., Nordell, N.E., Qiu, H., Rogan, E.G., Bartelt-Hunt, S.E., Zahid, M., White, B.R., Sillman, S.J., Desaulniers, A.T. 2024. A swine model to investigate the effects of environmentally relevant atrazine exposure on maternal physiology [abstract]. Swine in Biomedical Research 2024, June 14-18, 2024, Madison, Wisconsin.

  19. Shelton, J., Polivanov, L.J., Nordell, N.E., Qiu, H., Rogan, E.G., Bartelt-Hunt, S.E., Zahid, M., White, B.R., Sillman, S.J., Desaulniers, A.T. 2024. Maternal consumption of atrazine impairs offspring birth weight, growth, and organ function in a swine model [abstract]. Swine in Biomedical Research 2024, June 14-18, 2024, Madison, Wisconsin.

  20. White, B.R. 2024. Utilizing GnRH-II receptor knockdown pigs to further explore primary hypogonadism [invited presentation]. Swine in Biomedical Research 2024, June 14-18, 2024, Madison, Wisconsin.

  21. Tyree, M.F., Wolpo, Y.E., Helbus. A.M., Clemens, M.S., Hughes, C.H.K., Stenhouse, C. Characterization of temporal changes in tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase activity and phosphate concentration in utero-placental tissues and fetal fluids. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 2025. Oral Presentation.

  22. Clemens, M.S., Stenhouse, C. Sexual Dimorphism in Porcine Pre-Implantation Embryos. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 2025. Poster Presentation.

  23. Mostafa, M.A., Stenhouse, C., Tyree, M.F., Hughes, C.H.K. Orphan Nuclear Receptor SF-1 as a Novel Regulator of Ovarian Reserve Establishment in Cattle. July 2025. Poster Presentation.

  24. DeCastro, L.N., Stenhouse, C., Hughes, C.H.K. Metabolomic signatures of ovarian development in cattle. July 2025. Poster Presentation.

  25. Tyree, M.F., Wolpo, Y.E., Helbus. A.M., Clemens, M.S., Hughes, C.H.K., Stenhouse, C. Characterization of temporal changes in tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase activity and phosphate concentration in utero-placental tissues and fetal fluids. Huck Life Sciences Symposium 2025. May 23rd Oral Presentation.

  26. Stenhouse, C. Unraveling the mechanisms of utero-placental mineral transport. University of Antwerp, Belgium. March 27th Oral Presentation.

  27. Yankocy, C., Stenhouse, C., Hines, E.A. Assessment of the Variation in Growth Efficiency within Berkshire Pigs. American Society of Animal Science Midwest Section Annual Meeting. March 9-12 2025.

  28. Tyree, M.F., Wolpo, Y.E., Helbus. A.M., Clemens, M.S., Hughes, C.H.K., Stenhouse, C. Characterization of temporal changes in tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase activity and phosphate concentration in utero-placental tissues and fetal fluids. Gamma Sigma Delta Research Expo. March 27th Poster Presentation.

  29. Stenhouse, C., Alkaline Phosphatase: An Important Regulator of Utero-Placental Phosphate Availability and Conceptus Development. Fertility 2025 – Society for Reproduction and Fertility Emerging Investigator Invited Oral Presentation. January 2025. Liverpool, United Kingdom.

  30. Olivarez, M.O., Lopez, A.N., Stenhouse, C., Moses, R.M., Newton, M.G., Sah, N., Seo, H., Cain, J., Lefevre, C., Ross, A., Wiegert, J., Wu, G., Johnson, G.A., Bazer, F.W. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Creatine on Placental Development in Mid-and-Late Gestating Gilts. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 2024. Poster Presentation. Dublin, Ireland.

  31. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Monohydrate-Creatine on Fetal Muscle Development in Mid- and Late-Gestating Gilts. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 2024. Poster Presentation. Dublin, Ireland.

  32. Stenhouse, C., Halloran, K.M., Moses, R.M., Sah, N., Newton, M.G., Huggins, S., Bertels, J., Suva, L.J., Gaddy, G., Bazer, F.W. Loss of Function Mutations in ALPL Alter Nutrient Abundance in Fetal Plasma, and Allantoic and Amniotic Fluids in Sheep. Mammalian Reproduction Gordon Research Conference. July 2024. Poster Presentation. Barcelona, Spain.

  33. Stenhouse, C., Halloran, K.M., Moses, R.M., Sah, N., Newton, M.G., Huggins, S., Bertels, J., Suva, L.J., Gaddy, G., Bazer, F.W. Loss of Function Mutations in ALPL Alter Nutrient Abundance in Fetal Plasma, and Allantoic and Amniotic Fluids in Sheep. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting. July 2024. Poster Presentation. Dublin, Ireland.

09/01/2026

Basic Science and Technology 


8. Halloran, K.M., Stenhouse, C. 2025. Key biochemical pathways during pregnancy in livestock: mechanisms regulating uterine and placental development and function. Reprod. Fertil. 6. (University of Kentucky; Penn State) 


9. Johnson, G.A., Minela, T., Seo, H., Bazer, F.W., Burghardt, R.C., Wu, G., Pohler, K.G., Stenhouse, C., Cain, J.W., Seekford, Z.K., Soffa, D.R. 2025. Conceptus elongation, implantation, and early placental development in species with central implantation: pigs, sheep, and cows. Biomolecules 15. (Texas A&M University; Penn State; University of Maryland) 


10. Stenhouse, C., Halloran, K.M., Hoskins, E.C., Moses, R.M., Newton, M.G., Sah, N., Wolpo, Y.E., Tyree, M.F., Seo, H., Johnson, G.A., Wu, G., Bazer, F.W. 2025. Characterization of the expression of XPR1 in utero-placental tissues. Reproduction 169. (Penn State; Texas A&M University; University of Maryland; University of Kentucky) 


11. Vyzourek, B.T., Anderson, D., Skrabal, L., Humphrey, C.E., Romero, E., Schweiger, B., Kievit, F., Miles, J.R., Pannier, A.K. 2025. Systematic characterization of mammalian extracellular vesicles using nano-flow cytometry. Extracell. Vesicle 6. Article 100098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vesic.2025.100098. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln; USDA-ARS-USMARC)  Boar Performance 


12. Desaulniers, A.T., Ross, C.E., Cederberg, R.A., Ebrecht, M.A., Lovercamp, K.W., Lents, C.A., White, B.R. 2025. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone II and its receptor regulate motility, morphology, and kinetics of porcine spermatozoa in vitro. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 361:114653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2024.114653. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln; USDA-ARS-USMARC) 


13. Oladejo, E.O., Gruhot, T.R., Park, S., Ishak, G.M., Mote, B.E., Liao, S.F., Feugang, J.M. 2025. Dietary arginine supplementation modulates the proteome of boar seminal plasma. Animals 15(4):555. (Mississippi State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln) 


14. Rodriguez, I., Keller, A., Jennett, L., Johnson, M., Shofner, I., Mahmood, M., Redel, B., Kerns, K. 2026. Capacitation-induced zinc ion flux and sperm plasma membrane remodeling predict porcine in vitro fertilization cleavage success. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 93(1):e70085. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrd.70085. (Iowa State University; USDA-ARS) 


15. Rodriguez, I., Weide, T., Grote, C.E., Keller, A., Bittencourt, C., Schoelerman, E., Shofner, I., Keating, A.F., Redel, B.K., Kerns, K. 2026. Effects of fluorescence-activated cell sorting on boar sperm motility subpopulations and in vitro embryo development. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 93(6):e70123. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrd.70123. (Iowa State University; USDA-ARS) 


16. Shofner, I., Mills, K., Weide, T., Breitzman, M.W., Kerns, K. 2026. Zinc regulation of lipidome remodeling during boar sperm capacitation. J. Anim. Sci. 104:skag009. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag009. (Iowa State University; USDA-ARS)  Sow and Gilt Performance 


17. Ahern, D.F., Wilson, K.E., Wijesena, H.R., Ross, C.E., Elsken, D.H., Florez, J.M., Martins, K., Beltramo, M., Sonstegard, T.S., Cushman, R.A., White, B.R., Lents, C.A. 2026. Gonadotropin secretion and ovarian response of KISS1 knockout gilts treated with hormone analogs activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Biol. Reprod. 114:185-201. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioaf174. (USDA-ARS-USMARC; University of Nebraska-Lincoln) 


18. Dong, Y., Song, Z., Codling, J.R., Rohrer, G.A., Miles, J.R., Sharma, S., Brown-Brandl, T.M., Zhang, P., Noh, H. 2025. Robust piglet nursing behavior monitoring through multimodal fusion of computer vision and ambient floor vibration. Comput. Electron. Agric. 238. Article 110804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.110804. (USDA-ARS-USMARC; University of Illinois; Stanford University) 


19. Lopez, A.N., Olivarez, M.A., Stenhouse, C., Moses, R.M., Newton, M.G., Sah, N., Seo, H., Cain, J., Lefevre, C., Ross, A., Ryan, P., Wiegert, J.G., et al. 2025. Effects of dietary supplementation of creatine on fetal development in gilts at d 60 and d 90 of gestation. J. Anim. Sci. Biotechnol. 16. (Texas A&M University; Penn State; University of Maryland) 


20. Reis, T.R.L., Lopes-Ferreira, J.V., Guerra, K.B., da Silva, L.A.B., Stenhouse, C., Ashworth, C.J., Bloise, E., Chiarini-Garcia, H., Almeida, F.R.C.L. de. 2025. The structure of the porcine uterine-conceptus interface is associated with gestational day, fetal size and sex. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 90. (Penn State; University of Edinburgh; Federal University of Minas Gerais) 


21. Sah, N., Stenhouse, C., Halloran, K.M., Moses, R.M., Newton, M.G., Seo, H., Cain, J.W., Lefevre, C.M., Johnson, G.A., Wu, G., Bazer, F.W. 2025. Effect of gestational age and fetal sex on metabolism of creatine by uteri, placentae, and fetuses of pigs. Biol. Reprod. (Penn State; Texas A&M University; University of Maryland; University of Kentucky) 


22. Stenhouse, C., Sah, N., Halloran, K.M., Moses, R.M., Newton, M.G., Cain, J.W., Seo, H., Wu, G., Johnson, G.A., Bazer, F.W. 2025. Characterization of TNSALP expression and activity in porcine utero-placental tissues. Reprod. Fertil. 6:e250056. (Penn State; Texas A&M University; University of Maryland; University of Kentucky)  Abstracts/Posters/Professional Presentations 


23. McAnally, B.E., Byrd, M.K.H., Musa, J., Brito, L.F., Johnson, J.S., Desaulniers, A.T. 2025. In utero heat stress alters testis development and circulating cytokine profiles in pre-pubertal boars. J. Anim. Sci. 103(Suppl. 1):46-47. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf102.051. (University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Purdue University) 


24. McAnally, B.E., Ross, C.E., Ahern, D.F., Byrd, M.K.H., Musa, J., White, B.R., Lents, C.A., Brito, L.F., Johnson, J.S., Desaulniers, A.T. 2026. In utero heat stress and genomic selection for heat tolerance alter seminal plasma metabolite profiles associated with semen quality. J. Anim. Sci. 104(Suppl. 3):211. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.231. (University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; USDA-ARS-USMARC; Purdue University) 


25. McAnally, B.E., Ross, C.E., Ahern, D.F., Byrd, M.H., Musa, J., Else-Keller, A., Kerns, K., White, B.R., Lents, C.A., Brito, L.F., Johnson, J.S., Desaulniers, A.T. 2026. Effects of in utero heat stress and genomic selection for heat tolerance on semen quality and sperm physiology in boars. Proceedings of the Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana. (University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; USDA-ARS-USMARC; Purdue University; Iowa State University) 


26. McAnally, B.E., Ahern, D.F., Byrd, M.H., Musa, J., White, B.R., Lents, C.A., Brito, L.F., Johnson, J.S., Desaulniers, A.T. 2025. Effects of in utero heat stress and genomic selection for improved heat tolerance on pubertal development and breeding potential of boars. Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. (University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; USDA-ARS-USMARC; Purdue University) 


27. McAnally, B.E., Ross, C.E., Ahern, D.F., Byrd, M.H., Musa, J., White, B.R., Lents, C.A., Brito, L.F., Johnson, J.S., Desaulniers, A.T. 2025. In utero heat stress and genomic selection for heat tolerance impact the boar seminal plasma metabolome. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Gilbert S. Greenwald Symposium on Reproductive and Developmental Sciences. (University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; USDA-ARS-USMARC; Purdue University) 


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