Special Issue "New Challenges in Livestock Reproductive Technologies"

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Reproduction".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Luis Águila Paredes
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Guest Editor
Reproduction and Fertility Research Center (CRRF), University of Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
Interests: reproductive technologies; embryo development; epigenetics; embryonic stem cells; in vitro fertilization; somatic cell nuclear transfer
Dr. Favián Treulén
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Guest Editor
School of Medical Technology, Faculty of Science, Universidad Mayor, Temuco 4790084, Chile
Interests: oxidative stress and altered cellular function; mitochondria and oxidative stress; gamete cryopreservation; in vitro fertilization; antioxidant, antibacterial and immunomodulatory activity of plant extracts
Dr. Claudia Osycka-Salut
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Guest Editor
Laboratory of Reproductive Biotechnologies and Animal Genetic Improvement, Institute of Biotechnological Research, National University of San Martín (UNSAM), Buenos Aires, CP 1650, Argentina
Interests: sperm physiology; sperm capacitation; sperm–oviduct interaction; reproductive technologies; in vitro fertilization; signaling pathways

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent times, there have been increasing challenges for optimizing animal productivity and health with impending environmental conditions. Since the past century, “Reproductive Technologies” have revolutionized and established new ways for studying and manipulating reproductive biology both in vitro and in vivo in various livestock species, aiming at improving productivity and health performance as well as manipulating production cycles to maximize the herd performance parameters of any production system, especially for milk, meat, and replacement animals. Since artificial insemination was first successfully applied to cattle in the early 1900s, the field has evolved significantly, and extensive research has resulted in the development of new approaches critical for genetic selection and modification, such as animal cloning and the new ‘’omics’’ tools, with the potential to exponentially increase genetic merit and management efficiencies in a very short period of time. That is why we are pleased to invite you to this Special Issue to publish high-quality research papers as well as review articles addressing new advances in the field of reproductive technologies in livestock.

The research topics may include (but are not limited to) the following: reproductive health; infertility; early embryo development and pregnancy; progress in molecular markers associated with fertility, gamete and embryo quality, and reproductive disorders as well as designing breeding strategies; assisted reproductive technologies such as cryopreservation, in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the micromanipulation of gametes and embryos, genetic analysis by embryo biopsies, embryo transfer, fertility preservation, artificial insemination, oocyte and embryo culture, genomic selection and manipulation, transgenesis, transcriptomics and epigenomics, embryo outgrowths and embryonic stem cells.   

Original, high-quality contributions that are not yet published or under review by other journals are sought. We hope that this issue will provide novel insights into advancements in the field of livestock reproduction and technologies, as well in basic and applied reproduction science.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Luis Águila Paredes
Dr. Favián Treulén
Dr. Claudia Osycka-Salut
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • reproductive technologies
  • epigenetics
  • gamete quality
  • oocyte physiology
  • sperm physiology
  • embryonic stem cells
  • in vitro fertilization
  • cloning
  • fertility
  • breeding strategies
  • genomic selection
  • transcriptomic and epigenomics
  • reproductive health

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission, see below for planned papers.

Planned Papers

The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.

1. Title: An Exploration of Current and Perspective Semen Analysis and Sperm Selection Methods for Livestock Artificial Insemination

Author: Dalen Zuidema (1), Karl Kerns (1,2), Peter Sutovsky (1)

Affiliation: University of Missouri (1), Iowa State University (2)

ABSTRACT: Artificial insemination of livestock has been a staple technology for producers world-wide for over sixty years. This reproductive technology has allowed for the rapid improvement of livestock genetics, most notably in dairy cattle and pigs. This field has experienced continuous improvements over the past sixty years. Though much work has been done to improve the efficiency of AI, there are still many areas which continue to experience improvement including semen analysis procedures, sperm selection techniques, semen sexing technologies, and semen storage methods. Additionally, the use of AI continues to grow in beef cattle, horses, and small ruminants as the technology continues to become more efficient and yield higher pregnancy rates. In this review, AI trends in the various livestock species as well as, cutting edge improvements in the aforementioned areas will be discussed at length. Future work will continue to refine the protocols which are used for AI and continue to increase pregnancy rates within all of the livestock species.


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