Publications 1996

Schmitt, E.J.–P., M. Drost, T. Diaz, C. Roomes and W.W. Thatcher.1996. Effect of a gonadotropin –releasing hormone agonist on follicle recruitment and pregnancy rate in cattle.J. Anim. Sci. 74:154-161.

Schmitt, E.J.-P., T. Diaz, M. Drost and W.W. Thatcher.Use of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or human chorionic gonadotropin for timed insemination in cattle.J. Anim. Sci. 74:1084-1091.

Schmitt, E.J.-P., T. Diaz, C.M. Barros, R.L. de la Sota, M. Drost, E.W. Fredriksson, C.R. Staples, R. Thorner and W.W. Thatcher.1996. Differential response of the luteal phase and fertility in cattle following ovulation of the first-wave follicle with human chorionic gonadotropin or an agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.J. Anim. Sci. 74:1074-1083.

Thatcher, W.W., R.L. de la Sota, E. J.-P. Schmitt, T. Diaz, L. Badinga, F.A. Simmen, C.R. Staples and M. Drost. 1996.Control and management of ovarian follicles in cattle to optimize fertility. Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 8:203-217.

Burke, J.M., D.J. Carroll, K.E. Rowe, W.W. Thatcher and F. Stormshak. 1996.Intravascular infusion of lipid into ewes stimulates production of progesterone and prostaglandin. Reprod. 55:169-175.

Schmitt, E. J.-P., C.M. Barros, P.A. Fields, M.J. Fields, T. Diaz, J.M. Kluge and W.W. Thatcher.1996. A cellular and endocrine characterization of the original and induced corpus luteum after administration of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or human chorionic gonadotropin on day five of the estrous cycle. J. Anim. Sci. 74:1915-1929.

De la Sota, R.L., F.A. Simmen, T. Diaz and W.W. Thatcher.1996.Insulin-like growth factor system in bovine first-wave dominant and subordinate follicles. Biol. Reprod. 55:803-812.

Thatcher, W.W.1996.Livestock environment prospects for the 90's. Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 1, pp. 95-102

Meyer, M.D., G.D. Desnoyers, B. Oldick, W.W. Thatcher, M. Drost, T.K.Schalue and R.M. Roberts. 1996. Treatment with recombinant bovine interferon- t in utero attenuates secretion of prostaglandin F from cultured endometrial epithelial cells. J. Dairy Sci. 79:1375-1384.

Burke, J.M., R.L. de la Sota, C.A. Risco, C.R. Staples, E. J.-P. Schmitt and W.W. Thatcher.1996. Evaluation of timed insemination using a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist in lactating dairy cows.J. Dairy Sci. 79:1385-1393.

Van Cleeff, J., K.L. Macmillan, M. Drost, M.C. Lucy and W.W. Thatcher.1996. Effects of administering progesterone at selected intervals after insemination of synchronized heifers on pregnancy rates and resynchronization of returns to service. Theriogenology 46:1117-1130.

Kirby, C.J., W.W. Thatcher, R.J. Collier, F.A. Simmen and M.C. Lucy. 1996. Effects of growth hormone and pregnancy on expression of growth hormone receptor, insulin-like growth factor-I, and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 and -3 genes in bovine uterus, ovary, and oviduct. Biol. Reprod. 55:996-1002.

Ireland, J.J., T.E.M. Good, J.L.H. Ireland, P.G. Knight, R.L. de la Sota, W.W. Thatcher, M. Mihm and J.F. Roche.1996. Alterations in inhibins and activins during turnover of the first-wave dominant non-ovulatory follicle in cattle. J. Repro. and Devel. 42(Suppl.):41-45.