Control of pig reproduction VII : proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Pig Reproduction, Kerkrade, the Netherlands, June 2005 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Society for Reproduction and Fertility, International Conference on Pig Reproduction
Other Authors: Ashworth, C. J. (Cheryl J.), Kraeling, R. R. (Robert Russell), 1942-
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Nottingham, U.K. : Nottingham University Press, 2006.
Series:Society of Reproduction and Fertility supplement ; 62.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Relationship of the brain-pituitary-adipose tissue axis to reproduction
  • Distribution and gene expression of neuropeptides during brain development
  • Foetal and neonatal development of luteinising hormone and its regulatory systems in the pig
  • Gene expression in the brain-pituitary adipose tissue axis and luteinising hormone secretion during pubertal development in the gilt
  • Transsynaptic connections between the hypothalamus and adipose tissue : relationship to reproduction
  • Gonads
  • Androgens in female pig reproduction : actions mediated by the androgen receptor
  • The role of intra-luteal factors in the control of the porcine corpus luteum
  • The boar testis : the most versatile steroid producing organ known
  • Genetic variation in sperm production
  • Uterus/embryo
  • Uterine development and endometrial programming
  • Maternal recognition of pregnancy signal or endocrine distruptor : the two faces of oestrogen during establishment of pregnancy in the pig
  • Inhibition of luteolysis and embryo-uterine interactions during the peri-implantation period in pigs
  • The use of microarrays to define functionally-related genes that are differentially expressed in the cycling pig uterus
  • Nutrition environment
  • Dietary fat and reproduction in the post partum sow
  • Stress, cortisol and reproduction in female pigs
  • Seasonality of reproduction in gilts and sows
  • Effects of boar stimuli on the follicular phase and on oestrous behaviour in sows
  • Controlled reproduction
  • Influence of semen on inflammatory modulators of embryo implantation
  • Harnessing the biology of the oviduct for the benefit of artificial insemination
  • Strategies to improve the fertility of frozen-thawed boar semen for artificial insemination
  • Cryopreservation and transfer of pig embryos
  • Genetics/transgenics/cloning
  • Deciphering the pig genome to understand gamete production
  • Factors influencing the commercialisation of cloning in the pork industry
  • Structural, biochemical and functional aspects of sperm-oocyte interactions in pigs
  • Germ cell transplantation in pigs-advances and applications.