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Contents of Animal Reproduction Science
Animal Reproduction Science 88 (2005) 341–342
Contents of Animal Reproduction Science Volume 88 VOL. 88 ISSUES 1,2
AUGUST 2005
Special Issue: GnRH in Domestic Animal Reproduction Obituary — Emeritus Professor Terence James Robinson (14 July, 1919 to 3 September, 2004) . . . . .
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GnRHs and GnRH receptors R.P. Millar (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synthesis and secretion of GnRH I.J. Clarke and S. Pompolo (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pituitary gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor: Structure, distribution and regulation of expression L.A. Rispoli and T.M. Nett (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The pituitary effects of GnRH A.J. Pawson and A.S. McNeilly (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GnRH in non-hypothalamic reproductive tissues N. Ramakrishnappa, R. Rajamahendran, Y.-M. Lin and P.C.K. Leung (Canada, Taiwan) . . . . . . . . GnRH analogues—agonists and antagonists A.M. Padula (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and GnRH analogs to modulate testis function and enhance the productivity of domestic animals T.E. Adams (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications of GnRH in the control and management of fertility in female animals C.A. Herbert and T.E. Trigg (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veterinary clinical application of GnRH—questions of efficacy A.R. Peters (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VOL. 88 ISSUES 3,4
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The use of milk progesterone to monitor reproductive function in beef suckler cows G.E. Mann, R. Keatinge, M. Hunter, B.A. Hedley and G.E. Lamming (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relationships between maternal hormone secretion and embryo development on day 5 of pregnancy in dairy cows M.P. Green, M.G. Hunter and G.E. Mann (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Metabolic variables and plasma leptin concentrations in dairy cows exhibiting reproductive cycle abnormalities identified through milk progesterone monitoring during the post partum period G.E. Mann, S.J. Mann, D. Blache and R. Webb (UK, Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Factors affecting conception and expression of oestrus in anoestrous cows treated with progesterone and oestradiol benzoate S. McDougall, D. Blache and F.M. Rhodes (New Zealand, Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prevalence of aerobic and anaerobic uterine bacteria during peripartum period in normal and dystociaaffected buffaloes R.S. Jadon, G.S. Dhaliwal and S.K. Jand (India) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorionic mRNA expression and N-glycodiversity of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein family (PAG) of the European bison (Bison bonasus) B. Szafranska, G. Panasiewicz, M. Dabrowski, M. Majewska, Z. Gizejewski and J.F. Beckers (Poland, Belgium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonal thyroidal activity and reproductive characteristics of Iranian fat-tailed rams M.J. Zamiri and H.R. Khodaei (Iran) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Body reserves affect the reproductive endocrine responses to an acute change in nutrition in mature male sheep S. Zhang, D. Blache, M.A. Blackberry and G.B. Martin (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phospholipase-C sensitive GPI-anchored proteins of goat sperm: possible role in sperm protection T.E. Hutchinson, A. Rastogi, R. Prasad and B.M.J. Pereira (India) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The pituitary and testicular responses to GnRH challenge between 4 and 14 months of age in thoroughbred colts born in spring and autumn C.G. Brown-Douglas, E.C. Firth, T.J. Parkinson and P.F. Fennessy (New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . Fertility in the mare after repeated transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspirations G. Mari, M. Barbara, I. Eleonora and B. Stefano (Italy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lactation weight loss influences subsequent reproductive performance of sows M.Y.C. Thaker and G. Bilkei (Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The effect of managed boar contact in the post-weaning period on the subsequent fertility and fecundity of sows J.R. Behan and P.F. Watson (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxytocin (OT) action in uterine tissues of cyclic and early pregnant gilts: OT receptors concentration, prostaglandin F2 secretion, and phosphoinositide hydrolysis A. Franczak, R. Ciereszko and G. Kotwica (Poland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contents of Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents of Animal Reproduction Science Volume 88 VOL. 88 ISSUES 1,2
AUGUST 2005
Special Issue: GnRH in Domestic Animal Reproduction Obituary — Emeritus Professor Terence James Robinson (14 July, 1919 to 3 September, 2004) . . . . .
1
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GnRHs and GnRH receptors R.P. Millar (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synthesis and secretion of GnRH I.J. Clarke and S. Pompolo (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pituitary gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor: Structure, distribution and regulation of expression L.A. Rispoli and T.M. Nett (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The pituitary effects of GnRH A.J. Pawson and A.S. McNeilly (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GnRH in non-hypothalamic reproductive tissues N. Ramakrishnappa, R. Rajamahendran, Y.-M. Lin and P.C.K. Leung (Canada, Taiwan) . . . . . . . . GnRH analogues—agonists and antagonists A.M. Padula (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and GnRH analogs to modulate testis function and enhance the productivity of domestic animals T.E. Adams (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications of GnRH in the control and management of fertility in female animals C.A. Herbert and T.E. Trigg (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veterinary clinical application of GnRH—questions of efficacy A.R. Peters (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VOL. 88 ISSUES 3,4
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57 75 95 115
127 141 155
SEPTEMBER 2005
The use of milk progesterone to monitor reproductive function in beef suckler cows G.E. Mann, R. Keatinge, M. Hunter, B.A. Hedley and G.E. Lamming (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relationships between maternal hormone secretion and embryo development on day 5 of pregnancy in dairy cows M.P. Green, M.G. Hunter and G.E. Mann (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
doi:10.1016/S0378-4320(05)00234-4
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Contents of Animal Reproduction Science Volume 88
Metabolic variables and plasma leptin concentrations in dairy cows exhibiting reproductive cycle abnormalities identified through milk progesterone monitoring during the post partum period G.E. Mann, S.J. Mann, D. Blache and R. Webb (UK, Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Factors affecting conception and expression of oestrus in anoestrous cows treated with progesterone and oestradiol benzoate S. McDougall, D. Blache and F.M. Rhodes (New Zealand, Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prevalence of aerobic and anaerobic uterine bacteria during peripartum period in normal and dystociaaffected buffaloes R.S. Jadon, G.S. Dhaliwal and S.K. Jand (India) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorionic mRNA expression and N-glycodiversity of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein family (PAG) of the European bison (Bison bonasus) B. Szafranska, G. Panasiewicz, M. Dabrowski, M. Majewska, Z. Gizejewski and J.F. Beckers (Poland, Belgium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonal thyroidal activity and reproductive characteristics of Iranian fat-tailed rams M.J. Zamiri and H.R. Khodaei (Iran) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Body reserves affect the reproductive endocrine responses to an acute change in nutrition in mature male sheep S. Zhang, D. Blache, M.A. Blackberry and G.B. Martin (Australia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phospholipase-C sensitive GPI-anchored proteins of goat sperm: possible role in sperm protection T.E. Hutchinson, A. Rastogi, R. Prasad and B.M.J. Pereira (India) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The pituitary and testicular responses to GnRH challenge between 4 and 14 months of age in thoroughbred colts born in spring and autumn C.G. Brown-Douglas, E.C. Firth, T.J. Parkinson and P.F. Fennessy (New Zealand) . . . . . . . . . . . . Fertility in the mare after repeated transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspirations G. Mari, M. Barbara, I. Eleonora and B. Stefano (Italy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lactation weight loss influences subsequent reproductive performance of sows M.Y.C. Thaker and G. Bilkei (Switzerland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The effect of managed boar contact in the post-weaning period on the subsequent fertility and fecundity of sows J.R. Behan and P.F. Watson (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxytocin (OT) action in uterine tissues of cyclic and early pregnant gilts: OT receptors concentration, prostaglandin F2 secretion, and phosphoinositide hydrolysis A. Franczak, R. Ciereszko and G. Kotwica (Poland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contents of Animal Reproduction Science, Volume 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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