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Successful reproduction depends upon a highly orchestrated cascade of events during optimal environmental conditions in order to appropriately time ovulation. In spontaneously ovulating rodents, neurons in the hypothalamus secreting gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) are trig…

The reduced fertility following earlier estrus synchronization protocols made it necessary to develop new protocols based on our understanding of ovarian follicular dynamics and corpus luteum (CL) function in cattle. “Ovsynch” and “CIDR” are emerging protocols for ovulation sync…

Our closest living relatives are two species in the genus Pan: bonobos and chimpanzees. Chimpanzees are further divided into four subspecies. While there are a number of phenotypic similarities between bonobos and chimpanzees, there are also a number of differences, particularly…