06/21/2005

Publications

Manuscripts

Albin, D.M., J.E. Wubben, J.M. Rowlett, K.A. Tappenden, and R.A. Nowak. 2005. Small intestinal transport and barrier function respond differently to acute immune challenge in two porcine breeds. Amer. J. Physiol. (in Press).

Allan, M.F., E.J. Eisen, and D. Pomp. 2004. The M16 mouse: An outbred animal model of early onset polygenic obesity-induced diabetes (diabesity). Obes. Res. 12:1397-1407.

Anderson, L.L. 2004. Invited Review: Senior Physiologists NewsLloyd L. Anderson. The Physiologist 47:73-74.

Anderson, L.L., S. Jeftinija, and C.G. Scanes. 2004. Growth hormone secretion: Molecular and cellular mechanisms and in vivo approaches. Experimental Biol. Med. 229:291-302.

Anderson, L.L., S. Jeftinija, C.G. Scanes, M.H. Stromer, J.-S. Lee, K. Jeftinija and A. Glavaski-Joksimovic. 2004. Physiology of ghrelin and related peptides. Proc.5th Int. Conf. Farm Anim.Endocrinol. Budapest. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. (in press).

Bahr, J.M. 2004. Female reproduction: Endocrine system. Encyclopedia of Animal Science. Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Bao, S., D.J. Miller, Z. Ma, M. Wohltmann, G. Eng, S. Ramanadham, K. Moley, and J. Turk. 2004. Male mice that do not express group VIA phospholipase A2 produce spermatozoa with impaired motility and have greatly reduced fertility. J. Biol. Chem. 279:38194-381200.

Bazer, F.W., T.S. Spencer, and R.D. Geisert. 2005. Female Reproduction: Anatomy and Physiology. In: Encylopedia of Animal Science, W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds), Marcel Dekker, New York. 398-403.

Belstra, B., W.L. Flowers, M.T. See, and W.J. Croom. 2005. Characterization of collagen degradation marker excretion during postpartum uterine involution in sows. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 85:131-145.

Blomberg, L. and K.A. Zuelke. 2004. Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) during porcine embryo development. Reprod. Fertil. Devel. 16:87-92.

Blomberg, L., E.L. Long, T.S. Sonstegard, C.P. Van Tassel, J.R. Dobrinsky, and K.A. Zuelke. 2005. Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) during elongation of the peri-Implantation porcine trophectoderm (conceptus). Physiol. Genomics 20:188-94. (E-pub Nov 09, 2004).

Boltz, D.A., M. Nakai, and J.M. Bahr. 2004. Avian infectious bronchitis virus: a possible cause of reduced fertility in the rooster. Avian Diseases 48:909-915.

Boone, W.R., B.B. Keck, J.C. Catlin, K.J. Casey, E.T. Boone, P.S. Dye, R.J. Schuett, T. Tsubota, and J.M. Bahr. 2004. Evidence that bears are induced ovulators. Theriogenology 61: 1163-1169.

Braundmeier A.G., J.M. Demers, R.D. Shanks, and D.J. Miller. 2004. The ability of porcine sperm to bind the zona pellucida is related to litter size after insemination. J. Anim. Sci. 82:452-458.

Breen, S.M., K.L. Farris, S.L. Rodriguez-Zas and R.V. Knox. 2005. Effect of age and physical or fence-line boar exposure on estus and ovulation response in prepubertal gilts administered PG600. J. Anim. Sci. 83:460-465.

Burkin, H,, L. Zhao, and D.J. Miller. 2004. CASK is in the mammalian sperm head and is processed during epididymal maturation. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 68:500-506.

Burkin H.R., A.P. Alves-Vieira, and D.J. Miller. 2004. Localization of zona pellucida receptors on live sperm by fluorophore-conjugated solubilized zona pellucida proteins. Meth. Molecular Biol.: Germ Cell Protocols 253:79-93.

Cabot, R.A., and R.S. Prather. 2003. Cleavage stage porcine embryos may have differing developmental requirements for karyopherins a2 and a3. Molec. Reprod. Dev. 3:292-301.

Cabot, R.A., M. Hannink, and R.S. Prather. 2002. CRM1-mediated nuclear export is present during mammalian embryogenesis, but is not required for early cleavage. Biol. Reprod. 67:814-819.

Caetano, A.R., R.K. Johnson, J.J. Ford, and D. Pomp. 2004. Microarray profiling for differential gene expression in ovaries and ovarian follicles of pigs selected for increased ovulation rate. Genetics 168:1529-1537.

Casas, E., D.D. Lunstra, and R.T. Stone. 2004. Quantitative trait loci for male reproductive traits in beef cattle. Anim. Genetics 35:451-453.

Cassar, G., R.N. Kirkwood, Z. Poljak, and R.M. Friendship. 2004. Effect of estrogen formulation and site of deposition on fertility of artificially inseminated sows treated with hCG to induce ovulation. J. Swine Health Prod. 12:285-287.

Cassar, G., R.N. Kirkwood, R.M. Friendship, and Z. Poljak. 2005. Sow and litter performance following farrowing induction with prostaglandin: Effect of adjunct treatments with dexamethasone or oxytocin. J. Swine Health Prod. 13:81-85.

Cassar, G., R.N. Kirkwood, K. Bennett-Steward, and R.M. Friendship. 2005. Effect of single or double insemination on fertility of sows bred at an induced estrus and ovulation. J. Swine Health Prod. (in press).

Creech, B.L., J.W. Spears, W.L. Flowers, G.M. Hill, K.E. Lloyd, and T.A. Armstrong. 2004. Effect of trace mineral level and source (inorganic vs. chelated) on performance, mineral status and fecal mineral excretion in pigs from weaning through finishing. J. Anim. Sci. 82:2140-2147.

D'Allaire, S., W.L. Flowers, and G.W. Almond. 2004. Reproductive management and diseases. In: Diseases of Swine, 9th edition. B. Straw (ed.) Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA (in press)

De Rensis, F., M. Gherpelli, P. Superchi, and R.N. Kirkwood. 2005. Relationship between backfat depth and plasma leptin during lactation and sow reproductive performance after weaning. Anim. Reprod. Sci. (in press).

De Young, R.W., L.I. Muller, S. Demarais, H.D. Guthrie, G.H. Welch, T.J. Engelken, and R.A. Gonzales. 2004. Do Odocoileus virginianus males produce Y-chromosome-biased ejaculates? Implications for adaptive sex ratio theories. J. Mammal. 85:768-773.

Donovan, S.M., J.L. Hartke, M.H. Monaco, and M.B. Wheeler. 2004. Over-expression of IGF-I: Effects on piglet intestinal growth. J. Dairy. Sci 87:(E. Suppl.): E47-E54.

Echternkamp, S.E. 2005. Fertilization. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Science. W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 411-413.

Fischer-Brown, A.E., B.R. Lindsey, F.A. Ireland, D.L. Northey, R.L. Monson, S.G. Clark, M.B. Wheeler, D.J. Kesler, S.J. Lane, K.A. Weigel, and J.J. Rutledge. 2004. Day 14 bovine embryo morphology: evaluation tool and potential marker of viability following in vitro production and in vivo culture. Reprod. Fert. Devel. 16:787-793.

Flowers, W.L. 2004. Biotechnology: Artificial Insemination. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Science. W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 130-132.

Flowers, W.L. 2004. Swine: Reproduction Management. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Science. W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds.), Marcell Dekker, Inc., New York, pp. 831-833.

Flowers, W.L. 2005. Swine Management Systems: Intensive. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Science. W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York (in press).

Geisert, R.D. and S.R. Cooper. 2005. Estrous Cycle: Mare, Sow. In: Encylopedia of Animal Science, W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds), Marcel Dekker, New York. 345-348.

Geisert R.D., J.W. Ross and J.R. Malayer. 2004. Estrogen regulator and/or endocrine disruptor in establishment of pregnancy. Current Topics in Steroid Research 4:69-84.
Geisert R.D., J.W. Ross, M.D. Ashworth, F.J. White, G.A. Johnson and U. DeSilva. 2005. Maternal recognition of pregnancy signal or endocrine disruptor: The two faces of oestrogen during establishment of pregnancy in the pig. Reproduction (Supplement) (in press).

Gerrits, R.J., J.K. Lunney, L.A. Johnson, V.G. Pursel, R.R. Kraeling, G.A. Rohrer and J.R. Dobrinsky. 2005. Perspectives for artificial insemination and genomics to improve global swine populations. Theriogenology 63:283-299.

Gibson, S., R.J. Tempelman, and R.N. Kirkwood. 2004. Effect of oxytocin-supplemented semen on fertility of sows bred by intra-uterine insemination. J. Swine Health Prod. 12:182-185.

Glavaski-Joksimovic, A., E.W. Rowe, K. Jeftinija, C.G. Scanes, L.L. Anderson and S. Jeftinija. 2004. Effects of leptin on intracellular calcium concentrations in isolated porcine somatotropes. Neuroendocrinology 80:73-82.

Guthrie, H.D., R.J. Wall, V.G. Pursel, J.A. Foster-Frey, D.M. Donovan, H.D. Dawson, G.R. Welch and W.G. Garrett. 2005. Follicular expression of a human ²-cell leukaemia/lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) transgene does not decrease atresia or increase ovulation rate in swine. Reprod. Fert. Dev. 17:457466.

Guthrie, H.D. and G.R. Welch. 2005. Impact of extender and cryopreservation on membrane and morphological integrity in boar sperm. Theriogenology 63: 396-410.

Guthrie, H.D. and G.R. Welch. 2005. Effects of hypothermic liquid storage and cryopreservation on basal and induced membrane phospholipid disorder and acrosome exocytosis in boar spermatozoa. Reprod. Fert. Dev. 17:467477.

Hartke, J.L., M.H. Monaco, M.B. Wheeler, and S.M. Donovan. 2005. Effect of a short-term fast on intestinal disaccharidase activity and villus morphology in piglets suckling insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) transgenic sows. J.Animal Sci. (in press).

Imakawa, K. and R.K. Christenson. 2004. Regulation of interferon-t gene expression, the maternal recognition of pregnancy and implantation. Recent Res. Devel. Biophys. Biochem. 4:49-68.

Imakawa, K., K. Nagaoka, H. Nojima, Y. Hara, and R.K. Christenson. 2005. Changes in immune cell distribution and IL-10 production are regulated through endometrial IP-10 expression in the goat uterus. Am. J. Reprod. Immunol. 53:54-64.

Johnson, L.A., D. Rath, J.M. Vazquez, W.M. Maxwell and J.R. Dobrinsky. 2005. Preselection of sex of offspring in swine for production: current status of the process and its application. Theriogenology 63:615-624.

Kayser, J.P., R.L. Cerny, and J.L. Vallet. 2004. Defining parameters for homology-tolerant database searching. J. Biomolec. Techniq. 15:285-295.

Kim, K.-S., J.M. Reecy, W.H. Hsu, L.L. Anderson and M.F. Rothschild. 2004. Missense mutations of melanocortin-4 receptor alters adenylyl cyclase activity without affecting ligand-binding and is associated with muscle characteristics in pigs. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. 26:75-86.

Kim, J.G. and J.L. Vallet. 2004. Secreted and placental membrane forms of folate-binding protein occur sequentially during pregnancy in swine. Biol. Reprod. 71:1214-1219.

Kim, J.G., G.A. Rohrer, J.L. Vallet, R.K. Christenson, and D. Nonneman. 2004. Addition of 14 anchored loci to the porcine chromosome 8 comparative map. Anim. Genet. 35:474-476.

Kim, J.G., J.L. Vallet, D. Nonneman, and R.K. Christenson. 2004. Molecular cloning and endometrial expression of porcine high density lipoprotein receptor SR-BI during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 222:105-112.

Kim, J.G., D. Nonneman, J.L. Vallet, G.A. Rohrer, and R.K. Christenson. 2005. Linkage mapping of the porcine myelin basic protein gene to chromosome 1. Anim. Genet. 36:163-164.

Kim, J.G., D. Nonneman, J.L. Vallet, G.A. Rohrer, and R.K. Christenson. 2005. Linkage mapping of the porcine chromogranin B (CHGB) gene to chromosome 17. Anim. Genet. 36:168.

Knox, R.V. and S. Probst-Miller. 2004. Using real-time ultrasound for identification of sources for reproductive failure in weaned sows. J. Swine Health Prod. 12:71-74.

Knox, R.V., S.M. Breen, K.L. Willenburg, S. Roth, G.M. Miller, K.M. Ruggiero and S.L. Rodriguez-Zas. 2004. Effect of housing system and boar exposure on estrous expression in weaned sows. J. Anim. Sci. 82:3088-3093.

Kovtun, I.V., G. Welch, H.D. Guthrie, K.L. Hafner and C.T. McMurray. 2004. CAG repeat lengths in X- and Y-bearing sperm indicate that gender bias during transmission of Huntington's disease gene is determined in the embryo. J. Biol. Chem. 279: 9389-9391.

Lee, J.-S., K. Jeftinija, S. Jeftinija, M.H. Stromer and L.L. Anderson. 2004. Immunocytochemical distribution of somatotrophs in porcine anterior pituitary. Histochem. Cell Biol. 122:571-577.

Lee, J.-S., M.S. Mayes, M.H. Stromer, C.G. Scanes, S. Jeftinija, and L.L. Anderson. 2004. Number of secretory vesicles in GH cells of the pituitary remains unchanged after secretion. Experimental Biol. Med. 229:632-639.

Mason, H.R., D. Grove-Strawser, B.S. Rubin, R.A. Nowak, and J.J. Castellot Jr. 2004. Estrogen induces CCN5 expression in the rat uterus in vivo. Endocrinology 145:976-982.

Mason, H.R., A.C. Lake, J.E. Wubben, R.A. Nowak, and J.J. Castellot Jr. 2004. The growth arrest-specific gene CCN5 is deficient in human leiomyomas and inhibits the proliferation and motility of cultured human uterine smooth muscle cells. Molec. Human Reprod. 10:181-187.

Musser, R.E., D.L. Davis, S.S. Dritz, M.D. Tokach, J.L. Nelssen, J.E. Minton, and R.D. Goodband. 2004. Conceptus and maternal responses to increased feed intake during early gestation in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 82:3154-3161.

Nakai, M., J. van Cleeff, and J.M. Bahr. 2004. Stages and duration of spermatogenesis in the domestic ferret. Tissue and cell research 36:439-446.

Nakai, M., L. Cook, L Pyter, M. Black, J Sibonga, R.T. Turner, E.H. Jeffrey, and J.M. Bahr. 2005. Dietary soy protein and isoflavones: effects on bone and reproductive tract of sexually mature intact sprague  dawley rats. Menopause 12:291-298.

Nakai, M., M. Black, E.H. Jeffery, and J.M. Bahr. 2005. Dietary soy protein and isoflavones: no effect on the reproductive tract and minimal positive effect on bone resorption in the intact female fischer 344 rat. Food Chem. Tox. (in press).

Nedambale, T. L., A. Dinnyes, W. Groen, J.R. Dobrinsky, X.C. Tian, and X. Yang. 2004. Comparison on in vitro fertilized bovine embryos cultured in KSOM or SOF and cryopreserved by slow freezing or vitrification. Theriogenology 62:437-449.

Nonneman, D.J., G.A. Rohrer, T.H. Wise, D.D. Lunstra, and J.J. Ford. 2005. A variant of porcine thyroxine-binding globulin has reduced affinity for thyroxine and is associated with testis size. Biol. Reprod. 72:214-220.

Nowak, R.A. 2004. Drug therapies for uterine fibroids: a new approach to an old problem. Drug Discovery Today: Therapeutic Strategies 1:237-242.

Park, K-W., L. Lai, H-T. Cheong, R. Cabot, Q-Y. Sun, G. Wu, E.B. Rucker, D. Durtschi, A. Bonk, M. Samuel, A. Rieke, B.N. Day, C.N. Murphy, B.D. Carter, and R.S. Prather. 2002. Mosaic gene expression in nuclear transfer-derived embryos and the production of cloned transgenic pigs from ear-derived fibroblasts. Biol.Reprod. 66:1001-1005.

Perez Laspiur, J., J.L. Burton, P.S.D. Weber, R.N. Kirkwood, and N.L. Trottier. 2004. Amino acid transporters in porcine mammary gland during lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 87;3235-3237.

Pomp, D., M.F. Allan, and S.R. Wesolowski. 2004. Quantitative genomics: Exploring the genetic architecture of complex trait predisposition. J. Anim. Sci. 82 (E. Suppl.):E300-E312.

Raty, S., E.M. Walters, J. Davis, H.C. Zeringue, D.J. Beebe, S.L. Rodriguez-Zas, and M.B. Wheeler. 2004. Embryonic Development in the Mouse Enhanced by via Microchannel Culture. Lab on a Chip 4:186-190.

Reeder, A.L., M.O. Ruiz, A. Pessier, L.E. Brown, J.M. Levengood, C.A. Phillips, M.B. Wheeler, R.E. Warner, and V.R. Beasley. 2005. Intersexuality and the cricket frog decline: Historic and geographic trends. Environmental Health Perspectives (in press).

Scanes, C.G., S. Jeftinija, A. Glavaski-Joksimovic, J. Proudman, C. Arámburo and L.L. Anderson. 2004. The anterior pituitary gland: lessons from livestock. Proc.5th Int. Conf. Farm Anim.Endocrinol. Budapest. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. (in press).
Schulz, L.C. and J.M. Bahr. 2004. Potential endocrine function of the glycolytic enzyme glucose  6- phosphate isomerase during implantation. Gen. Comp. Endo.137:283-287.

Shi, X., R.J. Belton, Jr., H.R. Burkin, A. Vieira, and D.J. Miller. 2004. A proteomic approach to identify phosphoproteins encoded by cDNA libraries. Anal Biochem. 329:289-292.

Smith T.K., J.W. Ross, R.D. Geisert, C.R. Krehbiel, U. DeSilva, J.R. Malayer, J.B. Morgan, and F.J. White. 2005. Effects of grazing management and subsequent finishing on gene expression in different adipose tissue depots from steers. J. Anim. Sci. (in press).

Talbot N.C., Caperna T.J., Powell A.M., Ealy A.D., Blomberg L.A., and Garrett W.M. Isolation and characterization of a bovine visceral endoderm cell line derived from a parthenogenetic blastocyst. (In Press: In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology)

Vadnais, M.L., R.N. Kirkwood, R.J. Tempelman, D.J. Sprecher, and K. Chou. 2005. Effect of cooling and seminal plasma on the capacitation status of fresh boar sperm as determined using chlortetracycline assay. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 87:121-132.

Vadnais, M.L., R.N. Kirkwood, D.J. Sprecher, and K. Chou. 2005. Effect of extender, incubation temperature, and added seminal plasma on capacitation of cryopreserved, thawed boar sperm as determined by chlortetracycline staining. Anim. Reprod. Sci. (in press).

Vallet, J.L., B.A. Freking, K.A. Leymaster, and R.K. Christenson. 2005. Allelic variation in the erythropoietin receptor gene is associated with uterine capacity and litter size in swine. Anim. Genet. 36:97-103.

van Heugten, E., P.R. O'Quinn, D.W. Funderburke, W.L. Flowers, and J.W. Spears. 2004. Growth performance, carcass characteristics, plasma minerals, and fecal mineral excretion in grower-finisher swine fed diets with levels of trace minerals lower than common industry standards. J. Swine Health Prod. 12:237-241.

Waylan, A.T., J.D. Dunn, B.J. Johnson, J.P. Kayser, and E.K. Sissom. 2004. Effect of flax supplementation and growth promotants on lipoprotein lipase and glycogenin messenger RNA concentrations in finishing cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 82:1868-1875.

Wheeler, M.B., S.G. Clark, and D.J. Beebe. 2004. Developments in in vitro technologies for swine embryo production. Reprod. Fertil. Devel. 16:15-25.

Wilhelms, K.W., S.A. Cutler, J.A. Proudman, L.L. Anderson and C.G. Scanes. 2005. Atrazine and the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis in the sexually maturing precocial bird: studies in male Japanese quail. Toxicol. Sci. (in press).

Willenburg, K.L., R.V. Knox and R.N. Kirkwood. 2004. Effect of estrogen formulation and its site of deposition on serum PGFM concentrations, uterine contractility, time of ovulation in artificially inseminated weaned sows. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 80: 147-156.

Yen, H.-W., J.J. Ford, D.R. Zimmerman, and R.K. Johnson. 2005. Follicular development and maturation in gilts selected for an index of high ovulation rate and high prenatal survival. J. Anim. Sci. 83:130-135.

Zeringue, H.C., M.B. Wheeler, and D.J. Beebe. 2004. A Microfluidic Method for Removal of the Zona Pellucida from Mammalian Embryos. Lab on a Chip, 5 (advance web article October 14th, 2004) 108-110.

Zhu, J, T. King, J. Dobrinsky, L. Harkness, T. Ferrier, W. Bosma, L.L Schreier, H.D. Guthrie, P. DeSousa, and I. Wilmut. 2003. In vitro and in vivo developmental competence of ovulated and in vitro matured porcine oocytes activated by electrical activation. Cloning Stem Cells 5:355-365.

Zuelke, K.A. and L.A. Blomberg. 2004. Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) during porcine embryo elongation. International Embryo Transfer Society Newsletter 22(3):10-14.


Abstracts and technical reports

Anderson, L.L., A. Glavaski-Joksimovic, E.W. Rowe, S. Jeftinija and C.G. Scanes. 2004. Leptin increases intracellular calcium concentrations in isolated somatotropes. 2004. 86th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society. Endocrinology 145: (Suppl.) 1:504, Abstract P3-162. (New Orleans)

Anderson, L.L., S. Jeftinija, C.G. Scanes, M.H. Stromer, J.-S. Lee, K. Jeftinija and A. Glavaski-Joksimovic. 2004. Physiology of ghrelin and related peptides. 5th Intl. Conference Farm Anim. Endocrinol. July 4-6, 2004. Published in BASE [Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Societé et Environment 8:18 (2em trimestre, Special issue)], CRA, Gembloux, France, Abstract K-12. (Budapest, Hungary)

Anderson, L.L., A. Glavaski-Joksimovic, K. Jeftinija, C.G. Scanes and S. Jeftinija. 2005. Effect of motilin on calcium transient in isolated porcine pituitary cells. 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, November 12-16, 2005. Proc. Soc. Neuroscience, Abstract 433. (Washington, D.C.).

Bahr, JM, Y Yoshimura, SS Tischkau, H-C Yao, KK Volentine, LR Neitzel, and JA Walsh.2004 The germinal disc of the chicken follicle: site of ovarian control of granulosa cell physiology. 8th International Symposium on Avian Endocrinology, Abst. # T23, p.35.

Banerjee, J., J. Vislisel and C.M. Komar. 2004. Mechanisms involved in the effect of LH on mRNA and protein corresponding to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor in the periovulatory rat ovary. Biology of Reproduction. (Suppl 1) 37th meeting of the Society For The Study Of Reproduction. British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Blomberg, L.A., J.R. Dobrinsky and K.A. Zuelke. Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR) expression coincides with increased estrogen synthesis in porcine embryos. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction July 31-August 4, 2004 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Blomberg L.A., T.S. Sonstegard, C.P. Van Tassell and K.A. Zuelke. SAGE Analysis of Transitions in the Porcine Conceptus Transcriptome During Trophectoderm Elongation. Reproduction, Fertility, and Development, 17:257, 2005.

Boltz, DA, CR Zimmerman, and JM Bahr. 2004. Vaccination of roosters against avian infectious bronchitis virus causes a change in seminal plasma proteins. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Biol. Reprod. Special Issue, Abst. #164, p. 130.

Boltz, D and JM Bahr. 2004 Avian infectious bronchitis virus targets the epididymal region of rooster reproductive tract potentially reducing fertility. World Poultry Congress, Abst.# 1538.

Braundmeier AG and RA Nowak. 2005. Cytokines regulate matrix metalloproteinases in human uterine endometrial stromal cells. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

Breen, S, KM Ruggiero, KL Farris, and RV Knox. 2004. Effect of altering dose of PG600 for improving reproductive performance of prepubertal gilts and weaned sows. J. Anim. Sci. 82: (Suppl.): 59.

Chen L, R. Belton Jr, LJ Lin, RA Nowak. 2005. Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) up-regulates MMP production by mouse uterine stromal cells. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

Clark, SG, EM Walters, DJ Beebe, MB Wheeler 2004. In vitro fertilization in microfluidic channels enhances monospermic penetration of swine oocytes. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 16:251, abstr. 262.

Dyer SN and RA Nowak. 2005. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as signaling molecules in the mitogenic pathway of myometrial and leiomyoma smooth muscle cells. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

French SJ, A Cruz, X Shi, and DJ Miller. 2005. The role of actin in sperm acrosomal exocytosis. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

Grudzien MM, FS Mesquita, RA Nowak. 2005. Time dependent changes in gene expression in leiomyoma smooth muscle cells after treatment with the antifibrotic drug halofuginone. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

Guthrie, H.D. The follicular phase in Pigs: Follicle populations, circulating hormones, follicle factors and oocyte. Annual Midwestern section Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science, Second Billy N. Day Symposium in Reproductive Biology The Follicular Phase in Pigs: Physiology and Potential for Regulation to Benefit Pork Production, March 15-17, 2004.

Guthrie, H.D., R.J. Wall, V.G. Pursel, D.M. Donovan, G.R. Welch and W.G. Garrett. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction July 31-August 4, 2004 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Jackson, U, M Nakai, D Boltz, and JM Bahr. 2004. Avian infectious bronchitis virus vaccine: too good to be true. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Biol. Reprod. Special Issue, Abst. #11, p. 95.

Knox, RV. 2004. The real impact of boars in breeding programs. Advances in Pork Production, Banff Pork Seminar, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. 15: 307-314.

Knox, RV. 2004. Practicalities and pitfalls of semen evaluation. Advances in Pork Production, Banff Pork Seminar, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. 15:315-322.

Knox, RV. 2004. Real time ultrasound for pregnancy diagnosis in swine. National Pork Board, Pork Academy, Des Moines, IA. CD-ROM.

Knox, R. 2005. Tecnicas practices Suis: Transrectal ultrasound for diagnosing the reproductive status of female pigs. Suis . http://www.suis/asisvet.com

Knox, R.V. and W.L. Flowers. 2005. Real time ultrasound for pregnancy diagnosis in swine. Pork Information Gateway.

Komar, C. M. 2005. Initiation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor expression in the neonatal rat ovary. Submitted for presentation at the 38th meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Quebec, Canada.

Komar, C.M. and J.J. Rasweiler IV. 2004. Highly polarized ovaries of the long-tongued bat a novel model system for studying ovarian development, long-term oocyte storage, folliculogenesis, and ovulation. Serono Symposium: Xv Ovarian Workshop, Vancouver, Canada.

Lee, J.-S., M.S. Mayes, M.H. Stromer, B.P. Jena and L.L. Anderson. 2004. Number of secretory vesicles in GH cells of the pituitary remain unchanged after secretion. Iowa Academy of Science 116th Annual Meeting, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.

Lee, J.-S., K. Jeftinija, S. Jeftinija, M.H. Stromer, C.G. Scanes and L.L. Anderson. 2004. Immunocytochemical distribution of somatotrophs in porcine anterior pituitary. 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, December 4-8, 2004, Convention Center. Molecular Biology of the Cell 15LSuppl.) 1:94a Abstract 518. (Washington, D.C.).

Lopes, PHC, SA Malusky, AS Lima, DJ Beebe, MB Wheeler. 2004. Mouse embryonic development from one-cell stage to blastocyst utilizing KSOM supplemented with amino acids in a microchannel device. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 16:205, abstr. 166.
Malusky, SA, MB Wheeler. 2004. Isolation of Adult Adipose Derived Stem Cells from Transgenic Swine. International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), 2nd Annual Meeting, Abstract 248 page 124.

Marshall, KM, RD Shanks, WL Hurley, SM Donovan, MB Wheeler. 2004. Effect of increased suckling stimulation on piglet weight gain and daily milk yield of sows transgenic for bovine a-lactalbumin. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 16:291, abstr. 342.

Mesquita FS, JM Robl, P Kasinathan, S Rodriguez-Zas, RA Nowak. 2005. A comparison of the placental gene expression profile in chromatin transfer and in vitro fertilization-derived bovine fetuses during early gestation. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

Nakai, M, JK Van Cleeff and JM Bahr. 2004. Stages and duration of spermatogenesis in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius). 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Biol. Reprod. Special Issue, Abst. #744, p.263.

Nakai M, L Chen, RA Nowak. 2005. Tissue distribution of basigin and monocarboxylate transporter I in the adult male mouse: a study using wild type and basigin gene knockout mice. Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society.

Nowak RA, P Low, J Wubben, R Belton Jr. 2005. Halofuginone inhibits proliferation and collagen production by leiomyoma smooth muscle cells. Presented at the 2nd NIH International Congress on Advances in Uterine Leiomyoma Research, Abstract #35.

Nowak RA, D Bunick, M Nakai, JF Couse, KS Korach, L Chen. 2005. Expression of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) in reproductive tissues of estrogen receptor-± and ² knockout mice. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

Pugh, M.L., M.B. Moreira, G.R. Gilbert, and C.R. Youngs. 2004. Influence of prostaglandin F2alpha synthesis inhibitors on pregnancy rate of embryo transfer recipient heifers. Proc. 15th Int'l. Cong. Anim. Reprod. 2:399.

Rodriguez, K.F., L.A. Blomberg, K.A. Zuelke, J.R Miles, J.E. Alexander and C.E. Farin. 2004. Use of serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) for identification of candidate gene associated with gonadotropin-induced oocyte maturation in the mouse. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Rowlett JM, FS Mesquita, RW Johnson, SR Zas, MR Band, RA Nowak. 2005. The effects of immune challenge on circulating cytokines and hypothalamic gene expression in domestic white and Chinese Meishan gilts. Presented at the Swine in Biomedical Research Conference, January 27-29; P. 34 (Abstract IID9).

Sutovsky P, G Manandhar, DJ Miller, and M Sutovsky. 2005. ZPB/ZPC is the uibiquitinated sperm receptor on porcine zona pellucida. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

Tinfo, N.S. and C.M. Komar. 2004. PPAR is not a major player in luteal steroidogenesis in the rat. Biology of Reproduction. Serono Symposium: Xv Ovarian Workshop, Vancouver, Canada.

Van Cleeff, JK and JM Bahr. 2004. Embryonic implantation in the domestic ferret requires a threshold prolactin concentration. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Biol. Reprod. Special Issue, Abst. #260, p.152.

Vislisel, J. and C. Komar. 2004. PPAR expression in the neonatal rat ovary. Merck Veterinary Summer Scholar Research Program Meeting, Auburn, Alabama.

Youngs, C.R. and A.E. Freeman. 2005. "Breeding (animal)", in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com (in press).

Youngs, C.R., A.M. Powers-Meyer, M.G. Wonderlich And M.B. Moreira. 2004. The effect of cloprostenol or dinoprost, administered at two different sites, on the expression of estrus in postpartum dairy cattle. Proc. 15th Int'l. Cong. Anim. Reprod. 1:60.

Zhao L, HR Burkin, K Reim, N Brose, and DJ Miller. 2004. Complexin 1 is required for mammalian sperm acrosomal exocytosis. 37th Annual Mtg Soc for Study of Reproduction.

Zhao L, HR Burkin, K Reim, N Brose, and DJ Miller. 2004. Complexin 1 is found in mammalian sperm and is necessary for acrosomal exocytosis. 44th Annual Mtg Amer Soc Cell Biol.

Zhao L, HR Burkin, K Reim, N Brose, and DJ Miller. 2005. Complexin 1 knockout mouse sperm are sub-fertile due to a defect in acrosomal exocytosis. 38th Annual Mtg Soc for Study of Reproduction.

Zhao L, HR Burkin, K Reim, N Brose, and DJ Miller. 2005. Complexin 1 is necessary for acrosomal exocytosis. Gordon Conference on Fertilization and Activation of Development.

Zimmerman, CR, DA Boltz, RE Howell and JM Bahr. 2004. Vaccination with avian infectious bronchitis virus: Cause of reduced fertility in roosters. 37th Annual Mtg Soc for Study of Reproduction. Biol. Reprod. Special Issue, Abst. #180, p. 134.

07/05/2006

Abad, M., D.J. Sprecher, P. Ross, R.M. Friendship, and R.N. Kirkwood. 2006. Effect of sperm cryopreservation and supplementing semen doses with seminal plasma on the establishment of a sperm reservoir in gilts. Reprod. Dom. Anim. (in press).

Allan, M.F., E.J. Eisen, and D. Pomp. 2005. Genomic mapping of direct and correlated responses to long-term selection for rapid growth rate in mice. Genetics 170:1863-1877.

Almond, G.W., W.L. Flowers, L. Batista, and S. DAllaire. 2006. Diseases of the Reproductive System. In: Diseases of Swine, 9th Edition. B.E. Straw, J.J. Zimmerman, S. DAllaire, and D.J. Taylor (eds.), Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA, pp. 113-148.

Anderson, L.L. 2006. EDITORIAL FORWARD for Cell Secretion Review Series  Cell Secretion  finally sees the light. J. Cell. Mol. Med. (In press).

Anderson, L.L. 2006. Invited MINIREVIEW titled: Discovery of the porosome: the universal secretory machinery in cells. J. Cell. Mol. Med. 10:126-131.

Anderson, L.L. and B.P. Jena. 2006. Fusion pores in growth-hormone-secreting cells of the pituitary gland: an AFM study. In: FORCE MICROSCOPY: APPLICATIONS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. Edited by B.P. Jena and J.K.H. Hörber. J. Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, [Chapter 4] pp. 49-67.

Anderson, L.L., A. Glavaski-Joksimovic, K. Jeftinija, L. Pál, C.G. Scanes, and S. Jeftinija. 2005. Effect of motilin on calcium transient in isolated porcine pituitary cells. 35th Annual Meeting of the SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE, November 12-16, 2005. PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE Abstract 433. Program 994.1 (Washington, D.C.)

Anderson, L.L., S. Jeftinija, C.G. Scanes, M.H. Stromer, J.-S. Lee, K. Jeftinija, and A. Glavaski-Joksimovic. 2005. Physiology of ghrelin and related peptides. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Farm Animal Endocrinology, July 4-6, 2004, Budapest, Hungary. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 29:111-144.

Ashworth, M.D., F.J. White, J.W. Ross, J. Hu, U. DeSilva, G.A. Johnson, and R.D. Geisert. 2006. Porcine Endometrial Prostaglandin Synthase Expression During the Estrous Cycle, Early Pregnancy, and Following Endocrine Disruption of Pregnancy. Biol. Reprod. 74:1007-1015.

Ashworth, M.D., J.W. Ross, D.T. Allen, D.R. Stein, L.J. Spicer, and R.D. Geisert. 2005. Endocrine disruption of uterine insulin-like growth factor (IGF) expression in the pregnant gilt. Reprod. 130:545-551.

Bahr, J.M., M. Dalponte, S.J. Janssen, and M. Nakai. 2006. Ion transporters for fluid resorption in the rooster (Gallus domesticus) epididymal region. Animal Reproduction Science (in press).

Banerjee, J., M.J. Long, and C.M. Komar. 2006. Effects of LH on PPAR_ in the rat ovary before and after the gonadotropin surge. Reproduction 131:93-101.

Blomberg, L. A. and K. A. Zuelke. 2005. Expression analysis of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR) gene in developing porcine conceptuses. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 72 419-429.

Bohan, M.M., G. Janda, L. Anderson, A. Trenkle, and D. Beitz. 2005. Effect of dietary macronutrients on appetite-related hormones in blood on body composition of lean and obese rats. FASEB J. 19:A76 (San Diego)

Bott, R.C., R.M. McFee, D.T. Clopton, C. Toombs, and A.S. Cupp. 2006. Vascular endothelial growth factor and kinase domain region receptor are involved in both seminiferous cord formation and vascular development during testis morphogenesis in the rat. Biol. Reprod. 75:56-67.

Braundmeier A., A. Fazleabas, B.A. Lessey, F. Guo, B.P. Toole, R.A. Nowak. 2006. Extra-cellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) regulates metalloproteinases in the human endometrium. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism; 2006 [Epub ahead of print, March 7].

Braundmeier A., A. Fazleabas, B.A. Lessey, F. Guo, B.P. Toole, R.A. Nowak. 2006. Extra-cellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) regulates metalloproteinases in the human endometrium. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism; 2006 [Epub ahead of print, March 7].

Breen, S.M., K.L. Farris, S.L. Rodriguez-Zas and R.V. Knox. 2005. Effect of age and physical or fence-line boar exposure on estrus and ovulation response in prepubertal gilts administered PG600. J Anim. Sci. 83: 460-465.

Breen, S.M., S.L. Rodriguez-Zas, and R.V. Knox. 2006. Effect of altering dose of PG600 on reproductive performance responses in prepubertal gilts and weaned sows. Anim Reprod Sci. [Epub ahead of print].

Breen, S.M., S.L. Rodriguez-Zas, and R.V. Knox. 2006. Effect of PG600 and adjusted mating times on reproductive performance in weaned sows. Anim Reprod Sci. 93:157-164.

Bridges, P.J., C.M. Komar, and J.E. Fortune. 2006. Gonadotropin-induced expression of mRNA for cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and secretion of prostaglandins E and F2_ in bovine preovulatory follicles is regulated by the progesterone receptor. Endocrinology (Accepted for publication).

Carlin R, Davis D, Weiss M, Schultz B, Troyer D. 2006. Expression of early transcription factors Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog by porcine umbilical cord (PUC) matrix cells. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2006 Feb 6;4(1):8 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-4-8.

Cassar, G., R.N. Kirkwood, Z. Poljak, K. Bennett-Steward, and R.M. Friendship. 2005. Effect of single or double insemination on fertility of sows bred at an induced estrus and ovulation. J. Swine Health Prod. 13:254-258.

Cushman, R.A., M.F. Allan, G.D. Snowder, R.M. Thallman, and S.E. Echternkamp. 2005. Evaluation of ovulation rate and ovarian phenotype in puberal heifers from a cattle population selected for increased ovulation rate. J. Anim. Sci. 83:1839-1844.

De Rensis, F., M. Gherpelli, P. Superchi, and R.N. Kirkwood. 2005. Relationship between backfat depth and plasma leptin during lactation and sow reproductive performance after weaning. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 90:95-100.

Fischer, K.A., K. Van Leyen, K.W. Lovercamp, G. Manandhar, M. Sutovsky, D. Feng, T. Safranski and P. Sutovsky. 2005. 15-Lipoxygenase is a component of the mammalian sperm cytoplasmic droplet. Reproduction, 130: 213-222.

Flowers, W.L. 2005. Biotechnology: Artificial Insemination. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Science. W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York , pp. 130-132.

Flowers, W.L. 2005. Pregnancy detection in swine. P.I.H. Handbook. National Pork Board. 8 pages.

Flowers, W.L. 2005. Swine Management Systems: Intensive. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Science. W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds.), Marcell Dekker, Inc., New York, pp. 1-4.

Flowers, W.L. 2005. Swine: Reproduction Management. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Science. W.G. Pond and A.W. Bell (eds.), Marcell Dekker, Inc., New York , 831-833.

Ford, J.J., S.A. McCoard, T.H. Wise, D.D. Lunstra, and G.A. Rohrer. 2006. Genetic variation in sperm production. In: Control of Pig Reproduction VII. C. J. Ashworth and R. R. Kraeling (eds.) Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, U.K., pp. 99-112.

Gigli, I., R.A. Cushman, C.M. Wahl, and J.E. Fortune. 2005. Evidence for a role for anti-Müllerian hormone in the suppression of follicle activation in mouse ovaries and bovine ovarian cortex grafted beneath the chick chorioallantoic membrane. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 71:480-488.

Green, J.A., J.-G. Kim, K.M. Whitworth, C. Agca, R.S. Prather. 2005. The use of microarrays to define functionally-related genes that are differentially expressed in the cycling pig uterus. In: Control of Pig Reproduction VII, Reproduction Supplement 62. Eds C.J.Ashworth and R. Kraeling. Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK.

Guthrie, H. D. 2005. The follicular phase in Pigs: Follicle populations, circulating hormones, follicle factors and oocytes. J. Anim. Sci. 83 (E Suppl.):E79-E89.

Guthrie, H. D. and G. R. Welch. 2005. Effects of hypothermic liquid storage and cryopreservation on basal and induced membrane phospholipid disorder and acrosome exocytosis in boar spermatozoa. Reprod. Fertil Dev. 17:467477.

Guthrie, H. D., R. J. Wall, V. G. Pursel, J. A. Foster-Frey, D. M. Donovan, H. D. Dawson, G. R. Welch, G. R. and W. G. Garrett. 2005. Follicular expression of a human _-cell leukaemia/lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) transgene does not decrease atresia or increase ovulation rate in swine. Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 17:457466.

Hao, Y., L. Lai, G.-S. Im, Z. Liu, D. Wax, M. Samuel, C.N. Murphy, P. Sutovsky, R.S. Prather. 2006. Developmental competence of porcine parthenogenetic embryos relative to embryonic chromosomal abnormalities. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 73:77-82.

Herrick, JR, Brad, AM, Krisher, RL. (In Press) Chemical manipulation of glucose metabolism in porcine oocytes: Effects on nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation in vitro. Reproduction

Herrick, JR, Behboodi, E, Memili, E, Blash, S, Echelard, Y, Krisher, RL (In Press) Metabolism, protein content and in vitro embryonic development of goat cumulus-oocyte complexes matured with physiological concentrations of glucose and L-lactate. Molecular Reproduction and Development 73:256-266. Published Online: 25 Oct 2005.

Hilleson-Gayne, C.K., J.A. Clapper. 2005. Effects of decreased estradiol-17² on the serum and anterior pituitary insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) system in pigs. J. Endocrinology 187:369-378.

Im, G.-S., B.-S. Yang, L. Lai, Z. Liu, Y. Hao, R.S. Prather. 2005. Fragmentation and development of preimplantation porcine embryos derived by parthenogenetic activation and nuclear transfer. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 71:159-165.

Im, G.-S., J.-S. Seo, I.-S. Hwang, D.-H. Kim, S.-W. Kim, B.-C. Yang, B.-S. Yang, L. Lai, R.S. Prather. 2006. Development and apoptosis of pre-implantation porcine nuclear transfer embryos activated with different combination of chemicals. Mol. Reprod. Dev. (accepted 12-13-05).

Im, G.-S., M. Samuel, L. Lai, Y. Hao, R.S. Prather. 2006. Development and calcium level changes in pre-implantation porcine nuclear transfer embryos activated with 6-DMAP after fusion. Mol. Reprod. Dev. (accepted 12/2/05).

Imakawa, K., M.-S. Kim, F. Matsuda-Minehata, S. Ishida, M. Iizuka, M. Suzuki, K.-T. Chang, S. E. Echternkamp, and R. K. Christenson. 2006. Regulation of the ovine interferon-tau gene by a blastocyst-specific transcription factor, Cdx2. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 73:559-567.

Jackson, A. L. S. M. Breen, S. L. Rodriguez-Zas, and R. V. Knox. 2006. Evaluation of methodology for administration of porcine FSH for use in estrus induction and for increasing ovulation rate in prepubertal gilts. Theriogenology [Epub ahead of print].

Jackson, U., D.A. Boltz, M. Nakai, D. Bunick, G. Scherba and J.M.Bahr. 2006 Prepubertal exposure to the avian infectious bronchitis virus induces epididymal stones in the rooster after puberty. J Poultry Sci. (in press).

Jahnke, M.M. 2005. Strategies to increase the number of FSH-receptive follicles at the initiation of superovulation in cattle. M.S. Thesis, Iowa State University, 60 pages.

Jiménez-Severiano, H., M.L. Mussard, L.A. Fitzpatrick, M.J. D=Occhio, J.J. Ford, D.D. Lunstra, and J.E. Kinder. 2005. Testicular development of Zebu bulls after chronic treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist. J. Anim. Sci. 83:2111-2122.

Kayser, J.G., Kim, R.L. Cerny, and J.L. Vallet. 2006. Global characterization of porcine intrauterine proteins during early pregnancy. Reproduction 131:379-388.

Kirkwood, R.N., F. De Rensis, P. Silva, M. Gherpelli, B. Alegre, and J.C. Dominguez. 2006. Effect of cloprostenol treatment at artificial insemination on sow fertility. Reprod. Dom. Anim. (in press).

Knox, R.V. 2005. Recruitment and selection of ovarian follicles for determination of ovulation rate in the pig. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 29: 385-397.

Komar, C.M. 2005. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) and ovarian function - implications for regulating steroidogenesis, differentiation, and tissue remodeling. Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol. 31:41.

Lee, J.-S., M.H. Stromer, S. Jeftinija, K. Jeftinija, C.G. Scanes, and L.L. Anderson. 2005. Immunocytochemical distribution of somatotrophs, mammotrophs and mammosomatotrophs in porcine anterior pituitary. 45th Annual Meeting of the AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY, December 10-14, 2005, Moscone Convention Center. Mol. Biol. Cell 16:Suppl.1:550a-551a. Program 2030 B534 (San Francisco)

Liu, Z.H., H. Schatten ,Y. H. Hao, L.X. Lai, D. Wax, M. Samuel, Z.S. Zhong, Q.Y. Sun, R.S. Prather. 2006. The nuclear mitotic apparatus (NuMA) protein is contributed by the donor cell nucleus in cloned porcine embryos. Frontiers in Biosciences 11:1945-1957.

Long, J. A. and H. D. Guthrie. 2006. Validation of a rapid, large-scale assay to quantify ATP levels in spermatozoa. Theriogenology 65:1620-1630.

Manandhar, G., D. Feng, Y.-J. Yi, L. Lai, T. Ezashi, J. Letko, J. Laurincik, M. Sutovsky, R.S. Prather, H. Schatten, P. Sutovsky. Centrosomal protein Centrin is not detectable during early pre-implantation development but reappears during the late blastocyst stage in porcine embryos. Reproduction (accepted 3-21-06).

Mao, J., G.-M. Wu, R.S. Prather, M.F. Smith, T. Cantley, A. Rieke, B.A. Didion, B.N. Day. 2005. Effect of methyl-²-cyclodextrin treatment of pig spermatozoa on in vitro fertilization and embryo development in the absence or present of caffeine. Theriogenology 64:1913-1927.

Matsuda-Minehata, F., M. Katsumura, S. Kijima, R.K. Christenson, and K. Imakawa. 2005. Different levels of ovine interferon-_ gene expressions are regulated through the short promoter region including Ets-2 binding site. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 72:7-15.

Mesa H., T.J. Safranski, K.M. Cammack, R.L. Weaber, and W.R. Lamberson. 2006. Genetic and Phenotypic relationships of farrowing and weaning survival to birth and placental weights in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 84:32-40.

Mesa, H., T.J. Safranski, K.A. Fischer, K.M. Cammack, and W.R. Lamberson, 2005. Selection for placental efficiency in swine: genetic parameters and trends. J. Anim. Sci. 83:983-991.

Montagner, M.M., P.B.D. Gonçalves, G.A. Mills, R.K. Christenson, and B.R. White. Freezing swine embryos: Do success rates differ between breeds? Nebraska Swine Report, EC219. pp. 21-25. 2006.

Musser, R.E., D.L. Davis, M.D. Tokach, J.L. Nelssen, S.S. Dritz and R.D. Goodband. 2006. Effects of high feed intake during early gestation on sow performance and offspring growth and carcass characteristics Animal Feed Science and Technology 127:187-199.

Nakai M., L. Chen and R.A. Nowak. 2006. Tissue distribution of basigin and monocarboxylate transporter I in the adult male mouse: a study using the wild type and basigin gene knockout mice. The Anatomical Record Part A, 2006;288A:527-535.

Nakai, M. M. Black, E.H.Jeffery, and J.M.Bahr. 2005. Dietary soy protein and isoflavones: no effect on the reproductive tract and minimal positive effect on bone resorption in the intact female Fischer 344 rat. Food and Chem Tox 43:945-949.

Nakai, M., L. Chen, and R.A. Nowak. 2006. Tissue distribution of basigin and monocarboxylate transporter I in the adult male mouse: a study using the wild type and basigin gene knockout mice. The Anatomical Record Part A, 288A:527-535.

Roberts, A.J., J. Klindt, and T.G. Jenkins. 2005. Effects of varying energy intake and sire breed on duration of postpartum anestrus, insulin like growth factor-1, and growth hormone in mature crossbred cows. J. Anim. Sci. 83:1705-1714.

Roberts, A.J., M.J. Al-Hassan, P.M. Fricke, and S.E. Echternkamp. 2006. Large variation in steroid concentrations and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins exists among individual small antral follicles collected from within cows at various stages of the estrous cycle. J. Anim. Sci. (In press)

Rohrer, G.A., T.H. Wise, and J.J. Ford. 2006. Deciphering the pig genome to understand gamete production. In: Control of Pig Reproduction VII. C. J. Ashworth and R. R. Kraeling (eds.) Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, U.K., pp. 293-301.

Roski, K., W.L. Flowers, G.B. Rampacek, D.L. Gregor, M. Swanson, and H.D. Hafs. 2004. Ovulatory and reproductive characteristics of sows treated with an intravaginal GnRH agonist gel. J. Anim. Sci. 82 (suppl. 1), 369.

Ross, J.W., T.K. Smith, C.R. Krehbiel, J.R. Malayer, U. DeSilva, J.B. Morgan, F.J. White, M.J. Hersom, G.W. Horn, and R.D. Geisert. 2005. Effects of grazing management and subsequent finishing on gene expression in different adipose tissue depots in beef steers. J. Anim Sci. 83:1914-1923.

Scanes, C.G., S. Jeftinija, A. Glavaski-Joksimovic, J. Proudman, C. Arámburo, and L.L. Anderson. 2005. The anterior pituitary gland: lessons from livestock. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Farm Animal Endocrinology, July 4-6, 2004, Budapest, Hungary. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 29:23-33.

Schatten, H., R.S. Prather, Q.-Y. Sun. 2005. The significance of mitochondria for embryo development in cloned farm animals. Mitochondrion 5:303-321.

Seguin, M.J., R.M. Friendship, R.N. Kirkwood, A.J. Zanella, and T.M. Widowski. 2006. Effect of boar presence on agonistic behaviour, shoulder scratches and stress response of sows at mixing. J. Anim. Sci. 84:1227-1237.

Sutovsky, P., G. Manandhar, J. Laurincik, J. Letko, J.N. Caamano, B.N. Day, L. Lai, R.S. Prather, K. Sharpe-Timms, R. Zimmer, and M. Sutovsky. 2005. Expression and proteasomal degradation of the Major Vault Protein (MVP) in the mammalian oocyte and zygote. Reproduction 129: 269-282.

Tinfo, N.S. and C.M. Komar. 2006. A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor _ in cell survival, not steroid production, in luteal tissue from the rat. Exp. Biol. Med (Submitted for publication).

Vadnais, M.L., R.N. Kirkwood, D.J. Sprecher, and K. Chou. 2005. Effect of egg yolk freezing extender, incubation temperature, and addition of seminal plasma on capacitation of frozen-thawed boar spermatozoa determined using chlortetracycline assay. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 90:347-354.

Vallet, J.L., B.A. Freking, K.A. Leymaster, and R.K. Christenson. 2005. Allelic variation in the secreted folate binding protein gene is associated with uterine capacity in swine. J. Anim. Sci. 83:1860-1867.

Vieira, A. and D.J. Miller. 2006. Species-specificity in animal fertilization. Mol Reprod Dev. Accepted.

Vizcarra, J.A. and J.J. Ford. 2006. Validation of the sperm mobility assay in boars and stallions. Theriogenology (In press).

Waylan, A.T., J.P. Kayser, D.P. Gnad, J.J. Higgins, J.D. Starkey, E.K. Sissom, J.C. Woodworth, and B.J. Johnson. 2005. Effects of L-carnitine on fetal growth and the IGF system in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 83:1824-1831.

White, F.J., J.W. Ross, M.M. Joyce, R.D. Geisert, R.C. Burghardt, and G.A. Johnson. 2005. Steroid regulation of cell specific osteopontin expression in the pregnant porcine uterus. Biol. Reprod. 73:1294-1301.

Whitworth, K.W., C. Agca, J-G. Kim, R.V. Patel, G.K. Springer, N. Bivens, L.J. Forrester, N. Mathialagan, J.A. Green, R.S. Prather. 2005. Transcriptional profiling of pig embryogenesis by using a 15K member unigene set specific for the pig. Biol. Reprod. 72:1437-1451

Wilhelms, K.W., K.F. Fitzpatrick, C.G. Scanes, and L.L. Anderson. 2006. In ovo exposure to a triazine herbicide: effects on circulating reproductive hormones and gonadal histology in young Japanese quail. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (In press).

Wilhelms, K.W., S.A. Cutler, J.A. Proudman, L.L. Anderson, and C.G. Scanes. 2005. Atrazine and the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis in the sexually maturing precocial bird: studies in male Japanese quail. Toxicol. Sci. 86:152-160.

Wilhelms, K.W., S.A. Cutler, J.A. Proudman, L.L. Anderson, and C.G. Scanes. 2006. Effects of atrazine on sexual maturation in female Japanese quail induced by photostimulation or exogenous gonadotropin. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 25:233-240.

Wilhelms, K.W., S.A. Cutler, J.A. Proudman, L.L. Anderson, and C.G. Scanes. 2006. Lack of effects of atrazine on ovarian and circulating concentrations of estradiol and on estrogen-responsive tissues in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Chemosphere (In press).

Yen, J.T., J.J. Ford, and J. Klindt. 2005. Effect of supplemental copper proteinate on reproductive performance of first- and second-parity sows. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 85:205-210.

Yong, H.Y., Y. Hao, L. Lai, R. Li, C.N. Murphy, A. Rieke, D. Wax, M. Samuel, R.S. Prather. 2006. Production of a transgenic piglet by a new sperm injection technique. Mol. Reprod. & Dev. 73:595-599.

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Guthrie, H.D., Welch, G.R. 2006. Determination of intracellular reactive oxygen species and high mitochondrial membrane potential in Percoll-treated viable boar sperm using fluorescence-activated flow cytometry. J. Anim. Sci. 84:2089-2100.

Guthrie H. D. and Welch G. R. 2007. Use of fluorescence-activated flow cytometry to determine membrane lipid peroxidation during hypothermic liquid storage and freeze-thawing of viable boar sperm loaded with 4, 4-difluoro-5-(4-phenyl-1,3-butadienyl)-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-3-undecanoic acid. J. Anim. Sci. 85:1402-1411.

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Hao, Y., N. Mathialagan, E. Walters, J. Mao, L. Lai, D. Becker, W. Li, J. Critser, R.S. Prather. 2006. Osteopontin reduces polyspermy during IVF of porcine oocytes. Biology of Reproduction 75:726-733.

Katayama, M, Z. Zhong, L. Lai, P. Sutovsky, R.S. Prather, H. Schatten. 2006. Mitochondria distribution and microtubule organization in fertilized and cloned porcine embryos: implications for developmental potential. Developmental Biology 299:206-220.

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Yong, H.Y., Y. Hao, L. Lai, R. Li, C.N. Murphy, A. Rieke, D. Wax, M. Samuel, R.S. Prather. 2006. Production of a transgenic piglet by a new sperm injection technique in which no chemical or physical treatments are used for oocytes or sperm. Mol. Reprod. & Dev. 73:595-599.

Im, G.-S., J.-S. Seo, I.-S. Hwang, D.-H. Kim, S.-W. Kim, B.-C. Yang, B.-S. Yang, L. Lai, R.S. Prather. 2006. Development and apoptosis of pre-implantation porcine nuclear transfer embryos activated with different combination of chemicals. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 73:1094-1101.

Bjerregaard, B., H.G. Pedersen, A.S. Jakobsen, L.F. Rickords, L. Lai, H.T. Cheong, M. Samuel, R.S. Prather, F. Strejcek, Z. Rasmussen, J. Laurincik, K. Schellander, H. Niemann, P. Maddox-Hyttel, P.D. Thomsen. 2006. Activation of ribosomal RNA genes among cells of in vitro produced and cloned porcine embryos. Mol. Reprod. & Dev. 74:35-41.

Agca, C., J.E. Ries, S.J. Kolath, J.-H. Kim, L.J. Forrester, E. Antoniou, K.M. Whitworth, N. Mathialagan, G.K. Springer, R.S. Prather, M.C. Lucy. 2006. Luteinization of porcine preovulatory follicles leads to systematic changes in follicular gene expression. Reproduction 132:133-145.

Manandhar, G., D. Feng, Y.-J. Yi, L. Lai, T. Ezashi, J. Letko, J. Laurincik, M. Sutovsky, R.S. Prather, H. Schatten, P. Sutovsky. 2006. Centrosomal protein Centrin is not detectable during early pre-implantation development but reappears during the late blastocyst stage in porcine embryos. Reproduction 312:423-434.

Price, E.M., R.S. Prather, C.M. Foley. 2006. Multipotent adult progenitor cell lines originating from green fluorescent protein transgenic swine. Stem Cells and Development 15:507-522.

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Isom, S.C., R.S. Prather, E.B. Rucker III. 2007. Heat stress-induced apoptosis in porcine in vitro fertilized and parthenogenetic preimplantation-stage embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 74:574-581.

Green, J.A., J.-G. Kim, K.M. Whitworth, C. Agca, R.S. Prather. 2006. The use of microarrays to define functionally-related genes that are differentially expressed in the cycling pig uterus. In: Control of Pig Reproduction VII, Reproduction Supplement 62. Eds C.J. Ashworth and R. Kraeling. Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK. pp 163-176.

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Blomberg, L.A., W.M. Garrett, M. Guillomot, J.R. Miles, T.S. Sonstegard, C.P. Van Tassell, and K.A. Zuelke. 2006. Transcriptome profiling of the tubular porcine conceptus identifies the differential regulation of growth and developmentally associated genes. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 73(12):1491-1502.

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Cepica, S., M. Masopust, A. Knoll, and G.A. Rohrer. 2005. (Brief Note) Linkage and RH mapping of the porcine adiponectin gene on chromosome 13. Anim. Genet. 36(3):276-277.

Cepica, S., M. Masopust, A. Knoll, H. Bartenschlager, M. Yerle, G.A. Rohrer, and H. Geldermann. 2006. Linkage and RH mapping of 10 genes to a QTL region for fatness and muscling traits on pig chromosome X. Anim. Genet. 37(6):603-604.

Chen, K., C. Knorr, K. Bornemann-Kolatzki, J. Ren, L. Huang, G.A. Rohrer, and B. Brenig. 2005. Targeted oligonucleotide-mediated microsatellite identification (TOMMI) from large-insert library clones. BMC Genetics 6:54.

Chen, K., C. Knorr, K. Bornemann-Kolatzki, L. Huang, G.A. Rohrer, and B. Brenig. 2006. Characterization of the PGK2 associated microsatellite S0719 on SSC7 suitable for parentage and QTL diagnosis. Anim. Biotechnol. 17(1):43-49.

Cushman, R.A., M.F. Allan, S.A. Jones, G.P. Rupp, and S.E. Echternkamp. 2007. Localization of Period 1 mRNA in the ruminant oocyte and investigations of its role in ovarian function. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 99(1-2):93-105.

Echternkamp, S.E., K.A. Vonnahme, J.A. Green, and S.P. Ford. 2006. Increased vascular endothelial growth factor and pregnancy-associated glycoproteins, but not insulin-like growth factor-I, in maternal blood of cows gestating twin fetuses. J. Anim. Sci. 84(8):2057-2064.

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Heaton, M.P., K.A. Leymaster, M.L. Clawson, B.A. Freking, and W.W. Laegreid. 2006. A freely-available set of reference DNAs for genotyping the major scrapie susceptibility alleles in sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Abstracts XIV:239.

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Isler, B.J., B.A. Freking, R.M. Thallman, M.P. Heaton, and K.A. Leymaster. 2006. Evaluation of associations between prion haplotypes and growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in a Dorset x Romanov sheep population. J. Anim. Sci. 84(4):783-788.

Jacobs, K., G. Rohrer, M. Van Poucke, F. Piumi, M. Yerle, H. Barthenschlager, M. Mattheeuws, A. Van Zeveren, and L.J. Peelman. 2006. Porcine PPARGC1A (peroxisome proliferative activated receptor gamma coactivator 1A): coding sequence, genomic organization, polymorphisms and mapping. Cytogenet. Genome Res. 112(1-2):106-113.

Jimenez-Severiano, H., M.J. D'Occhio, D.D. Lunstra, M.L. Mussard, T.L. Davis, W.J. Enright, and J.E. Kinder. 2007. Comparative response of rams and bulls to long-term treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 98(3-4):204-224.

Kim, J.G., D. Nonneman, J.L. Vallet, T.H. Wise, and G.A. Rohrer. 2006. (Brief Note) Sequence variation and evaluation of inhibin a-subunit and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein for reproductive traits in swine. Anim. Genet. 37(4):424-425.

Kim, J.G., and J.L. Vallet. 2007. Placental expression of the membrane form of folate binding protein during pregnancy in swine. Theriogenology 67(7):1279-1284.

Klemcke, H.G., J.L. Vallet, and R.K. Christenson. 2006. Lack of effect of metyrapone and exogenous cortisol on early porcine conceptus development. Exp. Physiol. 91(3):521-530.

Klindt, J., R.M. Thallman, and T. Wise. 2006. Effects of sire line, sire, and sex on plasma urea nitrogen, body weight, and backfat thickness in offspring of Duroc and Landrace boars. J. Anim. Sci. 84(6):1323-1330.
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Mousel, M.R., D.J. Nonneman, and G.A. Rohrer. 2006. Rearranged gene order between pig and human in a quantitative trait loci region on SSC3. Anim. Genet. 37(4):403-406.

Murphy, S.K., C.M. Nolan, Z. Huang, K.S. Kucera, B.A. Freking, T.P.L. Smith, K.A. Leymaster, J.R. Weidman, and R.L. Jirtle. 2006. Callipyge mutation affects gene expression in cis: A potential role for chromatin structure. Genome Res. 16(3):340-346.

Nonneman, D.J., T.H. Wise, J.J. Ford, L.A. Kuehn, and G.A. Rohrer. 2006. Characterization of the aldo-keto reductase 1C gene cluster on pig chromosome 10: possible associations with reproductive traits. BMC Vet. Res. 2(1):28.

Roberts, A.J., M.J. Al-Hassan, P.M. Fricke, and S.E. Echternkamp. 2006. Large variation in steroid concentrations and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins exists among individual small antral follicles collected from within cows at random stages of the estrous cycle. J. Anim. Sci. 84(10):2714-2724.

Rodriguez, K.F., L.A. Blomberg, K.A. Zuelke, J.R. Miles, J.E. Alexander, and C.E. Farin. 2006. Identification of candidate mRNAs associated with gonadotropin-induced maturation of murine cumulus oocyte complexes using serial analysis of gene expression. Physiol. Genomics 27(3):318-327.

Rohrer, G.A., R.M. Thallman, S. Shackelford, T. Wheeler, and M. Koohmaraie. 2006. A genome scan for loci affecting pork quality in a Duroc-Landrace F2 population. Anim. Genet. 37(1):17-27.

Schook, L.B., J.E. Beever, J. Rogers, S. Humphray, A. Archibald, P. Chardon, D. Milan, G. Rohrer, and K. Eversole. 2005. Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium (SGSC): A strategic roadmap for sequencing the pig genome. Comp. Funct. Genom. 6(4):251-255.

Shimogiri, T., S. Kiuchi, H. Hiraiwa, T. Hayashi, Y. Takano, Y. Maeda, G.A. Rohrer, D. Milan, and H. Yasue. 2006. Assignment of 204 genes localized on HSA17 to a porcine RH (IMpRH) map to generate a dense comparative map between pig and human/mouse. Cytogenet. Genome Res. 112(1-2):114-120.

Tsai, S., J.P. Cassady, B.A. Freking, D.J. Nonneman, G.A. Rohrer, and J.A. Piedrahita. 2006. (Brief Note) Annotation of the Affymetrix porcine genome microarray. Anim. Genet. 37(4):423-424.

Tsai, S., B. Mir, A.C. Martin, J.L. Estrada, S.R. Bischoff, W. Hsieh, J.P. Cassady, B.A. Freking, D.J. Nonneman, G.A. Rohrer, and J.A. Piedrahita. 2006. Detection of transcriptional difference of porcine imprinted genes using different microarray platforms. BMC Genomics 7:328.

Vallet, J.L., and B.A. Freking. 2006. Changes in fetal organ weights during gestation after selection for ovulation rate and uterine capacity in swine. J. Anim. Sci. 84(9):2338-2345.

Vizcarra, J.A., and J.J. Ford. 2006. Validation of the sperm mobility assay in boars and stallions. Theriogenology 66(5):1091-1097.

Walker, S.C., R.K. Christenson, R.P. Ruiz, D.E. Reeves, S.L. Pratt, F. Arenivas, N.E. Williams, B.L. Bruner, and I.A. Polejaeva. 2007. Comparison of meat composition from offspring of cloned and conventionally produced boars. Theriogenology 67(1):178-184.

Wiedmann, R.T., D.J. Nonneman, and J.W. Keele. 2006. Novel porcine repetitive elements. BMC Genomics 7:304.

Williams, N.E., S.C. Walker, D.E. Reeves, E. Sherrer, J.M. Galvin, I. Polejaeva, G. Rampacek, L. Benyshek, R.K. Christenson, W.M. Graves, and S.L. Pratt. 2006. A comparison of reproductive characteristics of boars generated by somatic cell nuclear transfer to highly related conventionally produced boars. Cloning and Stem Cells 8(3):130-139.

Herrick, JR, Behboodi, E, Memili, E, Blash, S, Echelard, Y., Krisher, R. Metabolism, protein content and in vitro embryonic development of goat cumulus-oocyte complexes matured with physiological concentrations of glucose and L-lactate. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 73:256-266. Published Online: 25 Oct 2005.

Herrick, JR, Brad, AM, Krisher, R. Chemical manipulation of glucose metabolism in porcine oocytes: effects on nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation in vitro. Reprod. 131: 289-298.

Krisher, RL, Brad, AM, Herrick, JR, Sparman, ML, Swain, JE. A comparative analysis of metabolism and viability in porcine oocytes during in vitro maturation. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 98:7296. doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.10.006

Herrick, JR, Bond, JB, Magarey, GM, Bateman, HL, Krisher, RL, Dunford, SA, Swanson, WF. Toward a feline optimized culture medium: impact of ions, carbohydrates, essential amino acids, vitamins, and serum on development and metabolism of in vitro fertilization-derived feline embryos relative to embryos grown in vivo. Biol Reprod published 31 January 2007; 10.1095/biolreprod.106.058065

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Sagirkaya H, Misirlioglu M, Kaya A, First NL, Parrish JJ, Memili E. Developmental potential of bovine oocytes cultured in different maturation and
culture conditions. Anim Reprod Sci. 2007 Oct;101(3-4):225-40.


Jerde TJ, Mellon WS, Bjorling DE, Checura CM, Owusu-Ofori K, Parrish JJ,
Nakada SY. Stretch induction of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human urothelial cells is calcium- and protein kinase C zeta-dependent. Mol Pharmacol. 2008 Jan;73(1):18-26.


Siddiqui MA, Bhattacharjee J, Das ZC, Islam MM, Islam MA, Haque MA, Parrish
JJ, Shamsuddin M. Crossbred bull selection for bigger scrotum and shorter age at puberty with potentials for better quality semen. Reprod Domest Anim. 2008 Feb;43(1):74-9.


K.L. Willenburg, K.J. Rozenboom and J.J. Parrish. The relationship between sperm nuclear shape and boar fertility using fourier harmonics. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 86, E-Supplement 2, 2008. p 525.


J. A. Sterle and J. J. Parrish. Changes that have occurred in animal science teaching. Journal of Animal Science, 2008. Volume 86, E-Supplement 2, p 345.


J. J. Parrish. The use of podcasts in the classroom. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 86, E-Supplement 2, 2008. p 346.


J.J. Parrish, C. Mueller, E. Ludwig and J. L. Susko-Parrish. Day length does not affect live sperm nuclear shape in the stallion. Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 2008 20:192.


Lefric Enwall and John Parrish. Effect of scrotal insulation on bull sperm in vitro fertility, nuclear shape and apoptotic markers. Journal of Andrology Supplement, Proceedings of the American Society of Andrology 33rd Annual meeting. 2008. p 47.


Antelman, J., G. Manandhar, Y.-J. Yi, R. Li, K. Whitworth, J.A. Green, R.S. Prather, P. Sutovsky. 2008. Expression of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) during porcine gametogenesis and preimplantation embryo development. J. Cellular Physiology. (accepted 6-3-08).


Bonk, A.J., H.-T. Cheong, R. Li, L. Lai, Y. Hao, Z. Liu, M. Samuel, E.A. Fergason, K.M. Whitworth, C.N. Murphy, E. Antoniou, R.S. Prather. 2007. Correlation of developmental differences to the methylation profiles of nuclear transfer donor cells. Epigenetics 2:3, 179-186.


Bonk, A.J., R. Li, L. Lai, Y. Hao, Z. Liu, M. Samuel, E.A. Fergason, K.M. Whitworth, C.N. Murphy, E. Antoniou, R.S. Prather. 2008. Aberrant DNA methylation in porcine in vitro-, parthenogenetic-, and somatic cell nuclear transfer-produced embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 75:250-264.


Caamaño, J.N., A. Rodriguez, A. Salas, M. Muñoz, C. Diez, R.S. Prather, E. Goméz. 2008. Flow cytometric cell cycle analysis of cultured brown bear fibroblasts. Cell Biology International (accepted).


Hao, Y., C. Murphy, L. Spate, D. Wax, Z. Zhong, M. Samuel, N. Mathialagan, H. Schatten, R.S. Prather. 2008. Osteopontin improves in vitro development of porcine embryos and decreases apoptosis. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 75:291-298.


Im, G.-S., M. Samuel, L. Lai, Y. Hao, R.S. Prather. 2007. Development and calcium level changes in pre-implantation porcine nuclear transfer embryos activated with 6-DMAP after fusion. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 74:1158-1164.


Isom, S.C., R.S. Prather, E.B. Rucker III. 2007. Heat stress-induced apoptosis in porcine in vitro fertilized and parthenogenetic preimplantation-stage embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 74:574-581.


Jiang, L., P. Jobst, L. Lai, M. Samuel, D. Ayers, R.S. Prather, X.C. Tian. 2007. Expression of growth-regulating imprinted genes in deceased and surviving cloned pigs. Cloning and Stem Cells 9:97-106.


Jiang, L., L. Lai, M. Samuel, R.S. Prather, X. Yang, X.C. Tian. 2008. Expression of X-linked genes in deceased neonates and surviving cloned female pigs. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 75:265-273.


Klassen, H., K. Warfvinge, P.H. Schwartz, J.F. Kiilgaard, N. Shamie, C. Zhang, M. Samuel, E. Scherfig, R.S. Prather, M.J. Young. 2008. Isolation of multiple progenitor cell types from GFP-transgenic pigs and transplantation to the retina of allorecipients. Cloning & Stem Cells (in press).


Li, R., K. Whitworth, L. Lai, D. Wax, L. Spate, C.N. Murphy, A. Rieke, S.C. Isom, Y. Hao, Z. Zhong, M. Katayama, H. Schatten, R.S. Prather. 2007. Concentration and composition of free amino acids and osmolalities of porcine oviductal and uterine fluid and their effects on development of porcine parthenogenetic and IVF embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 74:1228-1235.


Liu, Z., T. Jiangtian, Z. Zhong, W. Zhenkun, S. Jun, Y. Zhi, G. Li, M. Haikun, K. Qingran, S. Shuang, L. Yutian, W. Hongbin, R.S. Prather. 2008. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgenic pig produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer. Chinese Science Bulletin. 53:1035-1039.


Lorson, M.A., L. Spate, K. Wells, R.S. Prather, C.L. Lorson. 2008. The identification and characterization of the porcine (sus scrofa) survival motor neuron (SMN1) gene. Developmental Dynamics (in press).


Lovercamp, KW, TJ Safranski, KA Fischer, G Manandhar, M Sutovsky, WO Herring and P Sutovsky. 2007. High resolution light microscopic evaluation of boar semen quality sperm cytoplasmic droplet retention in relationship with boar fertility parameters. Archives of Andrology, 53: 219-228.


Lovercamp KW, Safranski TJ, Fischer KA, Manandhar G, Sutovsky M, Herring W, Sutovsky P. 2007. Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase and ubiquitin as fertility markers in boars. Theriogenology, Theriogenology, 67: 704-718.


Martin, L.M., C. Besch-Williford, L. Lai, H.-T. Cheong, G.-S. Im, K.-W. Park, C. Murphy, D. Keisler, M. Ellersieck, H. Schatten, J.A. Green, R.S. Prather. 2007. Morphologic and histologic comparisons between in vivo and nuclear transfer derived porcine embryos.
Mol. Reprod. Dev. 74:952-960.


McHughes, C.E., G.K. Springer, L. Spate, R. Li, R. Woods, M. Green, S.W. Korte, C.N. Murphy, J.A. Green, R.S. Prather. 2008. Identification and quantification of differentially represented transcripts in preimplantation bovine embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. (accepted 3-13-08).


Rogers, C.S., Y. Hao, T. Rokhlina, M. Samuel, D.A. Stoltz, Y. Li, E. Petroff, D.W. Vermeer, A.C. Kabel, Z. Yan, L. Spate, D. Wax, C.N. Murphy, A. Rieke, K. Whitworth, M.L. Linville, S.W. Korte, J.F. Engelhardt, M.J. Welsh, R.S. Prather. 2008. Production of CFTR null and ?F508 heterozygous pigs by AAV-mediated gene targeting and somatic cell nuclear transfer. Journal of Clinical Investigation 118:1571-1577.


Ross, J.W., M.D. Ashworth, F.J. White, G.A. Johnson, P.J. Ayoubi, U. E. DeSilva, K.M. Whitworth, J.A. Green, R.S. Prather, R.D. Geisert. 2007. Identification and analysis of molecular markers following endocrine disruption of pregnancy in the pig.
Endocrinology 148:4761-4773.


Wu, A.C.H., P. Sutovsky, G. Manandhar, W. Xu, M. Katayama, B.N. Day, Q.-W. Park, R.S. Prather, R. Oko. 2007. PAWP, A sperm specific WW-domain binding protein involved in pronuclear development during mammalian fertilization. Journal of Biological Chemistry 282:12,164-12,175.


Yi, Y.J., G. Manandhar, M. Sutovsky, R. Li, V. Jonakova, R. Oko, C.S. Park, R.S. Prather, P. Sutovsky. 2007. Ubiquitin C-Terminal hydrolase-activity is involved in sperm acrosomal function and anti-polyspermy defense. Biol. Reprod. 77:780-793.


Zhong, Z., L. Spate, Y. Hao, R. Li, L. Lai, M. Katayama, D. Wax, K Whitworth, Q.-Y. Sun, R.S. Prather, H. Schatten. 2007. Remodeling of centrosomes in intraspecies and interspecies nuclear transfer porcine embryos. Cell Cycle 6:1510-1521.


Baltes-Breitwisch, M.M., R.C. Bott, D.M. Larson, J.M. Martin, and A.S. Cupp. 2008. Male biostimulation prior to a short melengesterol acetate (MGA) synchronization protocol increased timed AI conception rates in multiparous cows. J. Anim. Sci. (Submitted).


Bass, B.E., R.A. Cederberg, G.A. Mills, C.M. Clay, and B.R. White. 2008. Responsiveness of GnRH receptor and gonadotropin subunit genes to GnRH in lines of swine divergent for ovulation rate. Biol. Reprod. (Submitted).


Bott, R.C., D.T. Clopton, and A.S. Cupp. 2008. A proposed role for VEGF isoforms in sex-specific vasculature development in the gonad. Reprod. Dom. Anim. (In Press).


Bott, R.C., D.T. Clopton, R.M. McFee, and AS Cupp. 2008. Kinase Domain Receptor (Kdr) expression is present in sex specific vascular patterns in the developing gonads: Role for VEGF in regulation of testis specific vasculature and spermatogenesis. Mol. Reprod. Dev. (Submitted).


Cederberg, R.A., E.A. McDonald, C. Lee, R.A. Friedrich, A.R. Cropp, and B.R. White. 2008. Activity of the porcine GnRH receptor gene in aT3-1 cells is partially conferred by a distal swine upstream promoter enhancing region (SUPER) and two proximal steroidogenic factor-1 binding sites. Endocrinology (Submitted).


Cherrington, B.D., T.A. Farmerie, B.E. Bass, R.A. Cederberg, C.M. Clay, and B.R. White. 2008. Emergence of a new regulatory element in the proximal promoter of the gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor in Chinese Meishan swine. Biol. Reprod. (Accepted).


Harris, H.L., A.S. Cupp, A.J. Roberts, and R.N. Funston. 2007. Altered reproductive response in beef heifers fed soybeans during pubertal development. J. Anim. Sci. (Accepted).


Martin, J.L., A.S. Cupp, R.J. Rasby, Z.C. Hall, and R.N. Funston. 2007. Utilization of dried distillers grains for developing beef heifers. J. Anim. Sci. 85:2298-2303.


Martin, J.L., D.T. Clopton, H.L. Stroh, A.S. Cupp, and R.N. Funston. 2008. Effects of soybeans or dried distillers grains in beef heifer development diets on reproductive performance and granulosa VEGF isoform expression. J. Anim. Sci. (Submitted).


McDonald, E.A., R.A. Cederberg, J.E. Smith, and B.R. White. 2008. Divergent activity of the porcine GnRH receptor gene promoter in aT3-1 cells is partially conferred by nuclear factor (NF)-kB, specificity protein (Sp)1-like, and GATA4 elements. Endocrinology (Submitted).


Montagner, M.M, A.R. Cropp, J.J. Swanson, R.A. Cederberg, Paulo B.D. Goncalves, and B.R. White. 2008. Role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone on mouse preimplantation embryonic development. Mol. Reprod. Dev. (In Preparation).


Pohlmann, R.M., R.A. Ten Broeck, R.M. McFee, D.T. Clopton, R.C. Bott, R.A. Longfellow, T.G. Rozell, and A.S. Cupp. 2008. Inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signal transduction blocks follicle progression to the pre-antral stage but does not necessarily affect vascular development in perinatal rat ovaries. Endocrinology (Submitted).


Silva, C., J.R. Wood, L. Salvador, I. Kostetskii, C.J. Williams, and J.F. Strauss III. 2008. Expression profile of male germ cell-associated genes in mouse embryonic stem cell cultures treated with all-trans retinoic acid and testosterone. Mol. Reprod. Dev. (In Press).


Ten Broeck, R.A., R.M. Pohlmann, R.A. Longfellow, M.M. Baltes, D.T. Clopton, and A.S. Cupp. 2008. Neutralization of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor inhibitory isoforms is a more effective mechanism than treatment with angiogenic isoforms to stimulate vascular development and follicle progression in the perinatal rat ovary. Endocrinology (Submitted).


Wang, H., M. Ogawa, J.R. Wood, M.S. Bartolomei, M.D. Sammel, J.P. Kusanovic, S.W. Walsh, R. Romero, and J.F. Strauss III. 2008. Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms combine to control MMP1 expression and its association with preterm premature rupture of membranes. Hum. Mol. Genet. 17:1087-1096.


Wood, J.R., D.A. Dumesic, D.H. Abbott, and J.F. Strauss III. 2007. Molecular abnormalities in oocytes from women with polycystic ovary syndrome revealed by microarray analysis. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab, 92:705-713.


Zhang, Z., R. Jaimez, X. Shen, D. Gude, H. Tang, J.R. Wood, E. Goldberg, and J.F. Strauss III. 2008. Autoregulation of SPAG16 expression: A single gene encoding an axoneme structural protein and a transcription factor that activates the axoneme protein promoter. Nucleic Acids Res. (Submitted).


Albin DM, Wubben JE, Rowlett JM, Tappenden KA, Nowak RA. 2007. Small intestinal transport and barrier function respond differently to acute immune challenge in two porcine breeds. Journal of Animal Science, 85:2517-2523.


Bahr JM 2008 Are scientific societies serving the needs of graduate and postdoctoral students. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20:19-22.


Bahr JM. The chicken as a model organism. In: Source Book of Models for Biomedical Research, M. Conn (ed). Humana Press, pp. 161-167, 2008.


Barua A, Abramowicz J, Bahr JM, Bitterman P, Dirks A, Holub KA, Bradaric MJ, Edassery SL, and Luborsky JL. 2007. Detection of ovarian tumors in chicken by ultrasonography: a step towards early diagnosis in humans? J of Ultrasound and Medicine 26:909-919.


Barua A, Edassery SL, Bitterman P, Abramowicz JS, Dirks AL, Bahr JM, Hales DB, Bradaric MJ, Luborsky JL 2008 Prevalence of anti-tumor antibodies in laying hen model of human ovarian cancer. International J. of Gynecol. Cancer. (in press).


Belton Jr. RB, Chen L, Mesquita FS, Nowak RA. 2008. Basigin-2 is a cell surface receptor for soluble basigin ligand. J Biol Chem [Epub April 22, 2008].


Bleck GT, MB Wheeler, LB Hansen, H Chester-Jones, and DJ Miller. 2008. Lactose synthase components in milk: Levels of a-lactalbumin and b1,4galactosyltransferase in milk of cows from several breeds at various stages of lactation. Reprod Domestic Animals. In Press.


Boltz CR, Boltz DA, Bunick D, Scherba G, Bahr JM. 2007. Vaccination against the avian infectious bronchitis virus affects sperm concentration, sperm quality, and blood testosterone concentrations in cockerels. British Poultry Science 48;617-624.


Braundmeier AG, WG Breed, and DJ Miller. 2008. Spermatozoa from a marsupisal, the Brushtail Possum, contain b1,4-galactosyltransferase. Reprod Fertilit Develop. 20:402-407.


Chen L, Nakai M, Belton Jr. R J, and Nowak RA. 2007. Expression of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer and matrix metalloproteinases during mouse embryonic development. Reproduction 133:405-414.


Collins ED, WL Flowers, RD Shanks, and DJ Miller. 2008. Porcine sperm-zona binding ability as an indicator of fertility. Anim Reprod Sci. 104:69-82.


Hales DB, Zhuge Y, Lagman JAJ, Ansenberger K, Mahon C, Barua A, Luborsky J, Bahr JM 2008 Cyclooxygenases expression and distribution in the normal ovary and their role in ovarian cancer in the domestic hen (Gallus Domesticus). Endocrine (in press).


Herrick, J.R., Bond, J.B., Magarey, G.M., Bateman, H.L., Krisher, R.L., Dunford, S.A., Swanson, W.F. (2007) Toward a feline-optimized culture medium: impact of ions, carbohydrates, essential amino acids, vitamins, and serum on development and metabolism of in iitro fertilization-derived feline embryos relative to embryos grown in vivo. Biol. Reprod. 76:858-870.


Krisher, R.L., Brad, A.M., Herrick, J.R., Sparman, M.L., Swain, J.E. (2007) A comparative analysis of metabolism and viability in porcine oocytes during in vitro maturation. Animal Reproduction Science. 98:72-96.


Landers EA, HR Burkin, G Bleck, L Lesley Howell-Skalla, and DJ Miller. 2008. Porcine b1,4galactosyltransferase-I sequence, mapping, and expression. Reprod Domestic Animals. In Press.


Miles, J.R., Blomberg, L.A., Krisher, R.L., Everts, R.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Zuelke, K.A. (2008) Comparative transcriptome analysis of in vivo- and in vitro-produced porcine blastocysts by small amplified RNA-serial analysis of gene expression (SAR-SAGE). Molecular Reproduction and Development. 75:976-988.


Paris, M.C.J., Mastromonaco, G.F., Paris, D.B.B.P., Krisher, R.L. (2007) A perspective on the role of emerging technologies for the propogation of companion animals, non-domestic and endangered species. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 19(6), iii-vii.


Stammer K, Edessary SL, Barua A, Bitterman P, Bahr JM, Hales DB, Luborsky JL 2008 Selenium binding protein 1 expression in ovaries and ovarian tumors in the laying hen, a spontaneous model of human ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 109(Apr):115-121.


Stevenson, J.S., Tenhouse, D.E., Krisher, R.L., Lamb, G.C., Larson, J.E., Dahlen, C.R., Pursley, J.R., Bello, N.M., Fricke, P.M., Wiltbank, M.C., Brusveen, D.J., Burkhart, M., Youngquist, R.S., Garverick, H.A. 2008. Detection of anovulation by heatmount detectors and transrectal ultrasonography before treatment with progesterone in a timed insemination protocol. Journal of Dairy Science. (Accepted)


Wheeler, M.B. 2007. Agricultural applications for transgenic livestock. Trends in Biotechnology 25:204- 210.


Wheeler, M.B. Lima, A.S., VanEtten, T., Mello, M.R.B., 2007. Transgenic animals for biomedicine and agriculture. In, Bovine Theriogenology, de la Sota, R.L. and Bo, G.A., Eds. 36 pgs. (in press).


Wheeler, M.B., D. Kim, E. Monaco, W.L. Hurley 2007. Application of robotic and microfluidic technologies to stem cell culture and analysis. Tsukuba Meeting for Animal Biotechnology (TMAB)  Progress in Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology, January 12-12, 2007 Tsukuba City, Japan, Pgs. 31-32.


Wheeler, M.B., Davidson, T.R., Malusky, S.A., Ferguson, C.E., Lima, A.S., Mello, M. B. 2007. Production of transgenic livestock: Technology and applications. In: Biotécnicas Aplicadas à Reprodução Animal, eds. P.B. Goncalves & J. Figuriedo, (new edition in press).


Wheeler, M.B., Mello, M.R.B., Lima, A.S., VanEtten, T. 2007. Modification of the domestic animal genome. In, Bovine Theriogenology, de la Sota, R.L. and Bo, G.A., Eds., 45 pgs. (in press).


Wheeler, M.B., Walters, E.M. Beebe, D. J. 2007. Toward culture of single gametes: The development of microfluidic platforms for assisted reproduction. Theriogenology 68S:S178-S189.


Woodard, J., A. Hilldore, , M. B. Wheeler, S. Clark, S. Lan, R. Jamison, and A. J. Wagoner Johnson, 2007. The mechanical properties and osteoconductivity of hydroxyapatite bone scaffolds with multi-scale porosity. Biomaterials 28:4554.


Zhao H, K Reim, N Brose, and DJ Miller. 2008. Complexin I deficient sperm are subfertile due to defects in the acrosome reaction. Submitted.


Zhao L*, H Burkin*, X Shi, L Li, K Reim, and DJ Miller. 2007. Complexin I is required for mammalian sperm acrosomal exocytosis. (*Both authors contributed equally to the paper). Dev Biol 309:236-244.


Zhao L, X Shi, L Li, and DJ Miller. 2007. Dynamin 2 associates with complexins and is found in the acrosomal region of mammalian sperm (cover feature). Mol Reprod Dev 74:750-757.


Cassar, G., R.N. Kirkwood, M.J. Seguin, T. Widowski, A. Farzan, A.J. Zanella and R.M. Friendship. 2008. Influence of stage of gestation at grouping and presence of boars on farrowing rate and litter size of group-housed sows. J. Swine Health Prod. 16:81-85.


Straw, B.E., R.O. Bates and G. May. 2008. Influence of method of administration of prostaglandin on farrowing and relationship between gestation length and piglet performance. J. Swine Health Prod. 16:138-143.


Zak, L.J., G.R. Foxcroft, F.X. Aherne and R.N. Kirkwood. 2008. Role of luteinizing hormone in primiparous sow responses to split weaning. Reprod. Dom. Anim. (in press).


Manjarin, R., G. Cassar, D.J. Sprecher, R.M. Friendship, J.C. Dominguez and R.N. Kirkwood. 2008. Effect of eCG or eCG plus hCG on estrus expression and ovulation in prepubertal gilts. Reprod. Dom. Anim. (in press).


Manjarin, R., J.C. Dominguez, M.J. Castro, B. Vallado, S. Rodriguez, D.J. Sprecher, G. Cassar, R.M. Friendship and R.N. Kirkwood. Effect of prior FSH treatment on the estrus and ovulation responses to eCG in prepubertal gilts. Anim. Reprod. Sci. (in press).


Manjarin, R., J.C. Dominguez, M.J. Castro, D.J. Sprecher, G. Cassar, R.M. Friendship and R.N. Kirkwood. 2008. Effect of hCG treatment on the estrus and ovulation responses to FSH in prepubertal gilts. Reprod. Dom. Anim. (in press).


Pelland, C, G. Cassar, R.N. Kirkwood and R.M. Friendship. 2008. Fertility following intrauterine insemination with a reduced number of spermatozoa in sows with synchronized ovulation. J. Swine Health Prod. (in press).


Cassar G, R.N. Kirkwood and R.M. Friendship. Low sow reproductive performance related to estrus detection and timing of insemination. The Pig Journal (in press).


Lee, K, Fodor, WL, Machaty, Z. 2007. Dynamics of lamin A/C in porcine nuclear transfer embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 74:1221-1227.


Magnani, L, Cabot, R. 2007. Developmental arrest is induced when the chromatin remodeling protein SMARCA2 in overexpressed in cleavage stage porcine embryos. Molecular Reproduction and Development 74(10), pages 1262-1272.


Magnani, L, Cabot, R. (In Press) In vitro and in vivo derived porcine embryos possess similar, but not identical, patterns of Oct4, Nanog and Sox2 mRNA expression during cleavage development. Molecular Reproduction and Development.


Magnani, L, Lee, K, Fodor, W, Machaty, Z, Cabot, R. 2007. Developmental capacity of porcine nuclear transfer embryos correlate with levels of chromatin remodeling transcripts in donor cells. Molecular Reproduction and Development 75(5):766-76.


Nanassy, L, Lee, K, Javor, A, Machaty, Z. 2008. Effects of activation methods and culture conditions on development of parthenogenetic porcine embryos. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 104:264274.


Nanassy, L, Javor, A, Machaty, Z. 2007. Changes in MPF and MAPK activities in porcine oocytes activated by different methods. Theriogenology 68:146-152.


Sega, MF, Lee, K, Machaty, Z, Cabot, R. 2007. Pronuclear stage porcine embryos do not possess a strict asymmetric distribution of lysine 9 dimethylation of histone H3 based solely on parental origin. Molecular Reproduction and Development 74(1):2-7.


Vajta, G, Zhang, Y, Machaty, Z. 2007. Somatic cell nuclear transfer in pig: recent achievements and future possibilities. Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 19:403423.


Alexander, L.J., Juneja, B., Shiroma, D., Nonneman, D., Snelling, W., Fahrenkrug, S.C. 2007. Comparative and physical mapping of 111 previously reported and 105 new porcine microsatellites. Animal Genetics 38(6):584-594.


Archibong, A.E., Ramesh, A., Niaz, M.S., Brooks, C.M., Roberson, S.I., Lunstra, D.D. 2008. Effects of Benzo(a)pyrene on Intra-testicular Function in F-344 Rats. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 5(1):32-40.


Bischoff, S.R., Tsai, S., Hardison, N., York, A., Freking, B.A., Nonneman, D., Rohrer, G., Piedrahita, J.A. 2008. Identification of SNPs and INDELS in swine transcribed sequence using short oligonucleotide microarrays. BMC Genomics 9:252.


Casas, E., Lunstra, D.D., Cundiff, L.V., Ford, J.J. 2007. Growth and pubertal development of F1 bulls from Hereford, Angus, Norwegian Red, Swedish Red and White, Friesian, and Wagyu sires. Journal of Animal Science 85(11):2904-2909.


Chitko-McKown, C.G., Leonard, J.C., Moscatello, D., Miller, L.C., Freking, B.A. 2008. Development of cell lines from the sheep used to construct the CHORI-243 ovine BAC library. Animal Biotechnology 19(2):84-88.


Cushman, R.A., Allan, M.F., Thallman, R.M., Cundiff, L.V. 2007. Characterization of biological types of cattle (Cycle VII): Influence of postpartum interval and estrous cycle length on fertility. Journal of Animal Science 85(9):2156-2162.


Echternkamp, S.E., Thallman, R.M., Cushman, R.A., Allan, M.F., Gregory, K.E. 2007. Increased calf production in cattle selected for twin ovulations. Journal of Animal Science 85(12):3239-3248.


Echternkamp, S.E., Cushman, R.A., Allan, M.F., Thallman, R.M., Gregory, K.E. 2007. Effects of ovulation rate and fetal number on fertility in twin-producing cattle. Journal of Animal Science 85(12):3228-3238.


Freking, B.A., Leymaster, K.A., Vallet, J.L., Christenson, R.K. 2007. Number of fetuses and conceptus growth throughout gestation in lines of pigs selected for ovulation rate or uterine capacity. Journal of Animal Science 85(9):2093-2103.


Humphray, S.J., Scott, C.E., Clark, R., Marron, B., Bender, C., Camm, N., Davis, J., Jenks, A., Noon, A., Patel, M., Sehra, H., Yang, F., Rogatcheva, M.B., Milan, D., Chardon, P., Rohrer, G., Nonneman, D., de Jong, P., Meyers, S.N., Archibald, A., Beever, J.E., Schook, L.B., Rogers, J. 2007. A high utility integrated map of the pig genome. Genome Biology 8(7):R139.


Kuehn, L.A., Rohrer, G.A., Nonneman, D.J., Thallman, R.M., Leymaster, K.A. 2007. Detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with ultrasonic backfat depth in a segregating Meishan x White Composite population. Journal of Animal Science 85(5):1111-1119.


Lents, C., Heidorn, N., Barb, C., Ford, J. 2008. Central and peripheral administration of kisspeptin activates gonadotropin but not somatotropin secretion in prepubertal gilts. Reproduction 135(6):879-887.


Macdonald, G.J., Wise, T.H., Sluss, P.M., Ford, J.J. 2007. Breed differences in clearance of porcine FSH in hypophysectomized rats. Animal Reproduction Science 102(3-4):328-334.


Miles, J.R., Blomberg, L.A., Krisher, R.L., Everts, R.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Zuelke, K.A. 2008. Comparative transcriptome analysis of in vivo- and in vitro-produced porcine blastocysts by small amplified RNA-serial analysis of gene expression (SAR-SAGE). Molecular Reproduction and Development 75(6):976-988.


Rohrer, G.A., Freking, B.A., Nonneman, D. 2007. Single nucleotide polymorphisms for pig identification and parentage exclusion. Animal Genetics 38(3):253-258.


Smith, T.L., Merry, S.T., Harris, D.L., Ford, J.J., Ike, J., Archibong, A.E., Ramesh, A. 2007. Species-specific testicular and hepatic microsomal metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene, an ubiquitous toxicant and endocrine disruptor. Toxicology in Vitro 21(4):753-758.


Vallet, J.L., Freking, B.A., Miles, J.R., Nienaber, J.A., Brown-Brandl, T.M. 2006. Factors affecting litter size in pigs. National Swine Improvement Federation (31):15-21.


Vallet, J.L., Freking, B.A. 2007. Differences in placental structure during gestation associated with large and small pig fetuses. Journal of Animal Science 85(12):3267-3275.


A.E. Brazle, B. J. Johnson, S. K. Webel, T. J. Rathbun, and D. L. Davis. 2008.
Omega-3 fatty acids in the gravid pig uterus as affected by maternal supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids. J. Anim. Sci. (in revision).


Musser, R. E., S.S. Dritz., D.L. Davis, M.D. Tokach, J.L. Nelssen, R.D. Goodband, and K.Q. Owen. 2007. Effects of L-carnitine in the Gestating Sow Diet on Fetal Muscle Development and Carcass Characteristics of the Offspring. J. Appl. Agric. Res. 31:105-111.


Blomberg, L, Hashizume, K, Viebahn, C. 2008. Blastocyst elongation, trophoblastic differentiation, and embryonic pattern formation. Reproduction. 135:181-195.


Blomberg, L. A., Schreier, L. L. and Talbot, N. C. 2008. Expression analysis of pluripotency factors in the undifferentiated porcine inner cell mass and epiblast during in vitro culture. (in press, accepted by Mol. Reprod. Dev. 75:450-463.


Guthrie, H. D., Long, J. A., and Welch, G. R. (accepted). Mitochondrial function and reactive oxygen species action in relation to boar sperm motility. Theriogenology (VIth International conference on boar semen preservation, Guelph, Ontario. August 12-15, 2007).


Guthrie, H. D. and Welch, G. R. 2008. Determination of high mitochondrial membrane potential with the mitochondrial probe 5, 5', 6, 6'-tetrachloro-1, 1', 3, 3'-tetraethylbenzimidazolyl-carbocyanine iodide (JC-1) and for using fluorescence-activated flow cytometry. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 477: Advanced Protocols in Oxidative Stress I., D. Armstrong, ed. Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ.


Guthrie, H. D. and Welch, G. R. (submitted). Effect of increasing the cooling time before boar semen freezing on fertility after a single fixed time insemination.


Guthrie, H. D. Woods III, L. C., Long, J. A. and Welch, G. R. 2008. Effects of osmolality of a TRIS free base NaCl medium on testicular striped bass (Morone saxatilis) sperm energy status. Theriogenology. 69:1007-1012.


Miles, J. R., Freking BA, Blomberg, L. A., Vallet, J. L., Zuelke, K. A. 2008. Conceptus development during blastocyst elongation in lines of pigs selected for increased uterine capacity or ovulation rate. J Anim Sci. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 18469062


Miles, J. R., Blomberg, L. A., Krisher, R. L., Everts, R. E., Sonstegard, T. S., Van Tassell, C. P. and Zuelke, K. A. 2008. Comparative transcriptome analysis of in vivo and in vitro produced porcine blastocysts by small amplified RNA serial analysis of gene expression (SAR-SAGE). Mol Reprod Dev. 75: 976-988.


Talbot, N. C., Blomberg, L. A. The Pursuit of ES Cell Lines of Domesticated Ungulates. Stem Cell Rev. (in press)


Talbot, N. C., Blomberg, L. A., Mahmood, A., Caperna, T. J. and Garrett, W. M. 2007. Isolation and characterization of porcine visceral endoderm cell lines from in vivo 11-day blastocysts. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Anim. 43:72-86.


Wilson, ME, Anderson, LL. (In Press) Mechanistic aspects of foetal development relating to postnatal health and metabolism in pigs. In: Managing Prenatal Development to Enhance Livestock Productivity. Edited by P. Greenwood and A. Bell. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria pp. 1-48.


Bobe, G, Ametaj, BN, Young, JW, Anderson, LL, Beitz, DC. 2007. Exogenous glucagon effects on health and reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows with mild fatty liver. Animal Reproduction Science 102:194-207.


Scanes, CG, Glavaski-Joksimovic, A, Johannsen, SA, Anderson, LL. 2007. Sub-populations of somatotropes with differing intracellular calcium concentration responses to secretagogues. Neuroendocrinology 85:221-231. (Cover illustration).


Anderson, LL. (In Press) EDITORIAL FORWARD for Cell Secretion Review SeriesCell Secretion: an orchestra involving intracellular protein transport, the universal secretory machinery-porosome, and secretory vesicle swelling-induced content release. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.


Molina, JR, Benoit, AM, Lkhagvadorj, S, Anderson, LL. (In Press) Hypothalamic deafferentation in prepuberal beef heifers: effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and estradiol benzoate on luteinizing hormone secretion. Livestock Science.


Benoit, AM, Molina, JR, Lkhagvadorj, S, Anderson, LL. (In Press) Prolactin secretion after hypothalamic deafferentation in beef calves: response to haloperidol, a-methyl-r-tyrosine, thyrotropin-releasing hormone and ovariectomy. Animal Reproduction Science.


Anderson, LL. 2008. Invited BOOK REVIEW entitled: Force Microscopy: Applications in Biology and Medicine. [Edited by] Bhanu P. Jena and J.K. Heinrich Hörber. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ; 2006, 300 pages. ISBN-13978-0-471-39628-4. Microscopy and Microanalysis 14:205-206.


ANDERSON, LL, DAY, BN, FORD, SP. 2007. Robert M. Melampy: First President of SSR. http://www.ssr.org/Melampy.shtml


Dekkers, JCM, Cai, W, Lkhagvadorj, S, Couture, O, Tuggle, CK, Nettleson, D, Anderson, LL. 2008. Genetic aspects of Residual Feed Intake in Pigs. 41st Annual Meeting of ASAS Midwestern Section-ADSA Midwest Branch Meeting, March 17-19, 2008, Polk County Convention Center, Des Moines, IA, No. 46, p. 15.


Lee, J, Stromer, MH, Jeftinija, S, Jeftinija, K, Scanes, CG, Anderson, LL. 2007. Immunocytochemical patterns of somatotrophs, mammotrophs, and mammosomatotrophs in the porcine anterior pituitary. 10th International Pituitary Congress, June 5-7, 2007, The Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, Abstract P61, pp. 51-52. (Chicago)


Bohan, MM, Anderson, LL, Trenkle, AH, Beitz, DC. 2007. Nutrient regulation of plasma ghrelin concentration in lean and overweight male humans. Experimental Biology FASEB

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