Animal reproduction science – Recent articles
- Retrospective evaluation of semen quality in bulls in Spain, managed in extensive grazing systems over a 10-year period
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): C.C. Pérez-Marín, L. Quevedo, M. Salas, L.A. Quintela
- Graphene oxide enhances post-thaw sperm quality in tropically-adapted rams
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Francisca N.M. Almeida, Denise D. Guerreiro, Alan M. Araújo, Bruno R.M. Costa, Eduardo R. Pessoa, Gaby J.Q. Palomino, Aderson M. Viana Neto, Luciano P. Silva, Valder N. Freire, Arlindo A. Moura
- Comprehensive characterization of transcriptional regulation during HCG-induced follicle maturation in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi): Insights from transcriptomics
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Mingqing Zhang, Zixuan E, Han Wen, Yingshi Tang, Shujia Liao, Lin Tang, Fengying Yan, Yong Zhang, Shuisheng Li
- Application of zona-free cloning technologies to livestock breeding programmes
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Muren Herrid, Alison Van Eenennaam
- The effect of hibernation on reproduction performance of Alligator sinensis, Chinese Alligator is not limited to maintenance of matural follicle, but also involves the fundamental resource of germ cells
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Haitao Nie, Fuyong You, Shi Wang, Yunlu Xu, Shaofan Li, Jixiang Zhan, Yuan Zhang, Peng Liu, Yue Wen, Yongkang Zhou, Song Zhang, Xiaobing Wu
- Effect of rearing environment and age on spermatophore quality in Penaeus indicus and validation of short term storage extenders
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Biju Francis, C.P. Balasubramanian, P.S. Shyne Anand, Akshaya Panigrahi, Jose Antony, N.S. Sudheer, R. Aravind, K.K. Vijayan
- Ferroptosis-driven cryoinjury in porcine testicular tissue: Mechanisms, antioxidant-based cryoprotection, and translational strategies for fertility preservation
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Jesse Oluwaseun Ayantoye, Baigao Yang, Hang Zhang, Jianhua Dong, Xiaomeng Zhang, Haoran Song, Muhammad Shahzad, Hubdar Ali Kolachi, David Olusola Aderibigbe, Osamede Henry Osaiyuwu, Pengcheng Wan, Hongmei Pan, Xueming Zhao
- MSI2 expression in single vs. double dominant follicles and its role in Mongolian sheep fecundity
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Hao Qinqin, Li Penghui, Zhou Xin, He Yang, Liu Haodong, Li Xiaolong, Yu Mingyang, Zhang Zelin, Fan Jiaxin, Yang Wenchao, Yin Junzhe, Cao Guifang, Li Haijun, Cao Xiaojuan, Ge Haiyan, Li Yongqiang, Ren Junguang, Du Chenguang
- Heat stress disrupts the ovarian microenvironment in cattle: An in vivo analysis of hormonal alterations, oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, and reduced pregnancy outcomes
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Tae-Gyun Kim, Sung-Ho Kim, Seung-Joon Kim, Won-Jae Lee
- The Pma-PABP4 gene, regulated by Pma-miR-1444, participates in Pinctada fucata gonad development
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Ying Guo, Lirong Bai, Pei Wang, Tangrongjun Guo, Ruolin Zhu, Weiwei Chen, Xiuxiu Sang, Xianwei Fan, Dahui Yu
- Dihydrotestosterone binding to the androgen receptor inhibits apoptosis in ovine undifferentiated granulosa cells via AMH signaling
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Yufen Zhao, Haijiang Liu, Zhe Mu, Haijun Li
- Phosphatidylcholine promotes sperm motility by regulating sperm membrane phospholipid homeostasis
Publication date: April 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 287Author(s): Jiwei Li, Yuzhu Cao, Juan Zhang, Yadong Tian, Guirong Sun, Yaling Gu, Xiangtao Kang, Donghua Li
- Equine fetal-sex determination from mid-gestation to term using serum conjugated steroid profiling by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Publication date: March 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 286Author(s): Joy Ledeck, Thomas Dubrowski, Matthieu Schoumacher, Stéphanie Peeters, Caroline Le Goff, Sophie Egyptien, Stéfan Deleuze, Etienne Cavalier, Jérôme Ponthier
- Fertilization in farmed and wild maraena whitefish (Coregonus maraena, Bloch, 1779) in different activation solutions
Publication date: March 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 286Author(s): Beata Irena Cejko, Dorota Fopp-Bayat, Roman Kujawa, Agata Anna Cejko
- Aquaporins in bovine sperm: Promising target for male reproductive strategy
Publication date: March 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 286Author(s): Katarzyna Michałek, Sławomir Zych, Dariusz Gączarzewicz, Marta Marynowska, Patrycja Oberska-Łuszczewska, Andrzej Syczewski, Ernestats Mockus, Elena Bartkiene
- High glucose in the extender impacts the metabolic phosphoproteome and modifies the phosphorylation of AKAP4 in stallion spermatozoa
Publication date: March 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 286Author(s): Laura Becerro-Rey, Francisco Eduardo Martín-Cano, Antonio Silva-Rodríguez, Cristina Ortega-Ferrusola, Eva da Silva-Álvarez, Clara Zabalo-Palomo, Cruz Gil, Fernando J. Peña
- Maternal placental mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and autophagy by regulating ferroptosis in pregnant ewe model
Publication date: March 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 286Author(s): Feiyang He, Huisi Wu, Gao Liu, Jianing Wang, Bei Zhang, Xingyu Du, Mabrouk Elsabagh, Mengzhi Wang, Hao Zhang
- Retrospective evaluation of the reproductive status of male grey wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany based on animals found dead: Influence of age, body weight and season
Publication date: March 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 286Author(s): Karin Müller, Ilka Reinhardt, Alexandra Weber, Gesa Kluth, Guido Fritsch, Claudia A. Szentiks
- MicroRNA-150 deficiency promotes progesterone synthesis and apoptosis in goat luteal cells by targeting nuclear receptor NR4A1
Publication date: March 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 286Author(s): Hao Yu, Xiaotong Li, Xianyi Zhou, Jie Zhao, Wei Wang, Dagan Mao
- Temporal trends in porcine and bovine semen characteristics: A retrospective long-term analysis of semen production data
Publication date: March 2026Source: Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 286Author(s): Britta Hensel, Sophie Henneberg, Filip Schröter, Maren Hürland, Jan-Hendrik Osmers, Stefan Geissendörfer, Matthias Lautner, Markus Jung, Martin Schulze