# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Dr. Forrest teaches undergraduate courses in reproductive physiology and coordinates the curriculum and graduate studies for the department. He also conducts research to determine the hormonal mechanisms that control gonadal function and mating behavior through his appointment with Texas AgriLife Research.

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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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1114 Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine

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Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 3

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Abilene Christian University - (Abilene, Texas, United States)

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University of Wyoming - (Laramie, Wyoming, United States)

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Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The

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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor reduces testicular germ cell apoptosis in vitro

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THE EFFECTS OF FORSKOLIN ON BRAHMAN IN VIVO-PRODUCED EMBRYOS AND SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY RATES POST-THAW

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OVARIAN INHIBITION OF PULSATILE LUTEINIZING-HORMONE SECRETION IN PREPUBERAL HOLSTEIN HEIFERS

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Temporal changes in histomorphology and gene expression in goat testes during postnatal development

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Cloprostenol inouced luteal regression in the beef cow. I. Ovarian response and endocrine changes.

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Early pregnancy diagnosis by transrectal ultrasonography in dairy cattle.

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Dexamethasone acutely regulates endocrine parameters in stallions and subsequently affects gene expression in testicular germ cells.

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DNA microarray analysis of gene expression in testicular tissue of stallions

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Ethanol alters vasoactive intestinal peptide-induced steroid release from immature rat ovaries in vitro.

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Artificial insemination outcomes in beef females using bovine sperm with a detectable fertility-associated antigen.

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Testicular germ cell apoptosis and formation of the sertoli cell barrier during the initiation of spermatogenesis in pubertal stallions

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Dexamethasone acutely down-regulates genes involved in steroidogenesis in stallion testes.

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Suckling inhibits release of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone from the bovine median eminence following ovariectomy.

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Identification and quantification of coding and long non-coding RNAs in stallion spermatozoa separated by density.

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ONTOGENY OF OVARIAN INHIBITION OF PULSATILE LUTEINIZING-HORMONE SECRETION IN POSTNATAL HOLSTEIN HEIFERS

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Relationships between seminal vesicle size and copulatory activity in bulls.

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Early pregnancy diagnosis by palpation per rectum on embryo/fetus viability in dairy cattle

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Pregnancy rate in beef heifers after synchronization to either random or programmed estrous cycles.

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Effects of early pregnancy diagnosis by palpation per rectum on pregnancy loss in dairy cattle.

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American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

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Determining Treatment to Control Two Multidrug-Resistant Parasites on a Texas Horse Farm

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Effects of nutritional level and biological type on gonadotropin-releasing hormone-induced luteinizing hormone release and plasma progesterone, estrone and estradiol concentrations in pre- and post-partum beef heifers.

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Testicular and epididymal function during the peripuberal period in Brahman bulls receiving various amounts of protein degradable in the rumen.

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Conception Rates in Beef Heifers at Four Time Intervals After Prostaglandin F2

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American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

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EFFECTS OF GNRH, A PROGESTIN AND OVARIECTOMY ON PLASMA-LH AND FSH IN BEEF HEIFERS

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Fixed-time insemination utilizing an EaziBreed (TM) CIDR (R) in combination with gonadotropin-releasing hormone or estradiol cypionate

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Effects of transrectal palpation with the fetal membrane slip technique for early pregnancy diagnosis on the proportion and type of associated pregnancy loss in dairy cattle.

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American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

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Characterization of sperm and androgen production by testes from control and ponazuril-treated stallions

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Gene expression in the spermatogenically inactive "dark" and maturing "light" testicular tissues of the prepubertal colt.

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THE USE OF FORSKOLIN AND ITS EFFECT ON IN VITRO-PRODUCED BRAHMAN-SIRED EMBRYOS SUBMITTED TO SLOW COOL FREEZING OR VITRIFICATION

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Relationship between residual feed intake and onset of puberty in Brangus heifers.

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Phenotypic and genetic relationships of residual feed intake with performance and ultrasound carcass traits in Brangus heifers.

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Dietary Supplementation of Two Varying Sources of n-3 Fatty Acids and Subsequent Effects on Fresh, Cooled, and Frozen Seminal Characteristics of Stallions

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American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

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Efficacy of short-term administration of altrenogest to postpone ovulation in mares

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REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF FOLLICULAR DEVELOPMENT IN SUPEROVULATED COWS

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Fertility-Associated Antigen in Peripubertal Beef Bulls

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American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

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Effect of ruminally undegradable protein from fish meal on growth and reproduction of peripuberal Brahman bulls.

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Temporal aspects of ovarian follicular growth and steroidogenesis following exogenous follicle-stimulating hormone in Angus heifers.

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Utilization of reproductive tract scores in extensively-managed, natural mating breeding groups.

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Cloprostenol induced luteal regression in the beef cow. II. Histological evaluation of corpora lutea and correlation with luteal progesterone.

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Reproductive performance of postpartum beef cows after short-term calf separation and dietary energy and protein supplementation.

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Variances in Reproductive Efficiency of Mares in Fat and Moderate Body Conditions Following Parturition

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American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

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Preweaning growth of F1 tropically adapted beef cattle breeds x Angus and reproductive performance of their Angus dams in arid rangeland.

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Pregnancy to Artificial Insemination in Beef Cows as Affected by Body Condition and Number of Services1,21This research was supported by Select Sires, Inc., Plain City, OH.2Authors gratefully acknowledge J. O. Sanders and D. K. Lunt for supplying animals and facilities.

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American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

# publications[].label
Effect of abomasal infusion of propionate on the GnRH-induced luteinizing hormone release in prepuberal heifers.

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Measurements of glycosaminoglycans in follicular, oviductal and uterine fluids of mares.

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Synchrony and conception to insemination or embryo transfer in beef females treated with an intravaginal progesterone releasing device with or without an injection of estradiol

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Predicting end-of-test semen quality in bulls prior to performance testing.

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A NOTE ON FERTILITY OF CYCLIC BEEF FEMALES FOLLOWING ACUTE UNILATERAL OVARIECTOMY

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Relationships between feed efficiency, scrotal circumference, and semen quality traits in yearling bulls.

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Ratios of serum concentrations of testosterone and progesterone from yearling bulls with small testes.

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Estriol- and estradiol-17 beta-induced luteinizing hormone release in ovariectomized cows and ewes.

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Temporal changes in histomorphology and gene expression in goat testes during postnatal development.

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Apoptosis during the initiation of equine spermatogenesis

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THE EFFECT OF FORSKOLIN ON IN VITRO PRODUCED BRAHMAN-SIRED BOVINE EMBRYOS

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The effects of growth factor on testicular germ cell apoptosis in the stallion

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Reproductive response to suckling manipulation in Spanish goats.

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Germ cell apoptosis in the testes of normal stallions.

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Efficacy of short-term administration of altrenogest to postpone ovulation in mares

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Ovarian inhibition of peripheral plasma concentration of follicle stimulating hormone in prepuberal Holstein heifers.

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Early pregnancy diagnosis by transrectal ultrasonography in dairy cattle (vol 66, pg 1034, 2006)

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VIABILITY OF EQUINE EMBRYOS FOLLOWING FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE STAINING

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Early pregnancy diagnosis by palpation per rectum: influence on embryo/fetal viability in dairy cattle.

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Dense spermatozoa in stallion ejaculates contain lower concentrations of mRNAs encoding the sperm specific calcium channel 1, ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 3, aromatase, and estrogen receptor alpha than less dense spermatozoa.

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Fixed-time insemination utilizing an EaziBreed (TM) CIDR (R) in combination with gonadotropin-releasing hormone or estradiol cypionate

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Biological activity of LH during the peripartum period and the estrous cycle of the ewe.

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The influence of exogenous estradiol on bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) reproductive systems.

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Biological activity of luteinizing hormone in the peripartum cow: least activity at parturition with an increase throughout the postpartum interval.

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Performance of Bos indicus-influenced bulls in serving capacity tests and multiple-sire breeding groups.

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INTRACELLULAR LIPIDS WITHIN BOVINE EMBRYOS HAVE AN EFFECT ON CRYOTOLERANCE AND OVERALL EMBRYO VIABILITY POST-THAW

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Correlation of in vivo testicle and seminal vesicle size with post mortem dimensions in bulls.

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Gestation nutrition, tissue exchange and maintenance requirements of heifers.

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Viability and ultrastructure of equine embryos following culture in a static or dynamic system.

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The concentration of estradiol-17 beta in bovine semen.

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EFFECT OF SUCKLING MANIPULATION ON POSTPARTUM REPRODUCTION IN PRIMIPAROUS BRAHMAN-CROSS COWS

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Herbage allowance x yearling heifer phenotype interactions for preweaning calf growth on humid pasture and semiarid rangeland.

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Effect of exogenous prolactin on peripheral luteinizing hormone levels in ovariectomized cows.

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone-induced luteinizing hormone release in heifers: effect of nutrition during gestation.

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Apoptosis as a mechanism of germ cell loss in mature stallions

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Effect of dexamethasone on serum and testicular concentrations of testosterone in stallions

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Methods for collecting follicular oocytes from mares.

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Endocrine profile comparisons of fat versus moderately conditioned mares following parturition

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In vitro culture of precision-cut testicular tissue as a novel tool for the study of responses to LH.

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Relationship of germ cell apoptosis to spermatogenic efficiency in stallions with reduced semen quality

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Effects of conventional or low bull to female ratio in extensively-managed, natural mating breeding groups.

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Influence of Seminal, Physical, and Mating Behavior Traits of Bulls on Number of Calves Sired per Bull in a Multisire Herd

# publications[].publisher
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

# publications[].label
Response to comments on "Early pregnancy diagnosis by palpation per rectum: Influence on embryo/fetal viability in dairy cattle" by Juan E. Romano, et al. [Theriogenology 67 (2007) 486-493]

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Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone gene expression in the bovine brain: anatomical localization and regulation by ovarian state.

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Fertility-associated antigen on bull sperm indicates fertility potential.

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Reproductive performance of synchronized beef cows as affected by inhibition of suckling with nose tags or temporary calf removal.

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Improving fertility in beef cow recipients.

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Biological and immunological luteinizing hormone activity and blood metabolites in postpartum Brahman cows.

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IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF LUTEINIZING-HORMONE RECEPTORS IN EQUINE OVARIAN FOLLICLES

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Clinical observations on changes in concentrations of hormones in plasma of two stallions with thermally-induced testicular degeneration

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Effect of chemically altered and modified-live infectious bovine rhinotracheitis vaccines on fetal retention in beef replacement heifers during the first four months of gestation

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Effect of norgestomet on peripheral levels of progesterone and estradiol-17beta in beef cows.

# researcherOn[].label
Technologies to Enhance Reproductive Rate in Beef Cattle

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Animal Science; 2471 TAMU

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# etdChairOf[].label
Rathmann, Ryan James (2005-12). Effects of conventional or low bull to female ratio and utilization of reproductive tract scores in extensively-managed, natural mating breeding groups. Master's Thesis.

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Gallino, Joanna Lynn (2005-08). Fertility associated antigen in peripubertal beef bulls as an indicator of potential fertility. Master's Thesis.

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Chiles, Kelley (2012-05). Response to Incorporation of Supplemental Gonadotropins for Donor and Recipient Protocols in Commercial Bovine Embryo Transfer. Master's Thesis.

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Faucette, Azure (2012-05). Changes in Gene Expression of Goat Developing Testes and Sperm During Breeding and Non-breeding Season. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Chachere, Jonathan Allen (2015-08). Anti Mullerian Hormone Concentrations as a Predictor of Superovulation Response and Conception Rate in Beef Females. Master's Thesis.

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Bloomberg, Blake David (2010-05). Influence of Bull Traits and Bull to Female Ratio on Reproductive Perfromance in Beef Females and of Nutrition During Gestation on Calving Difficulty in Primiparous Beef Females. Master's Thesis.

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Stutts, Kyle Jeffrey (2005-08). Synchronization of follicular wave emergence, luteal regression, and ovulation for fixed-time artificial insemination in beef cows and heifers. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Laughlin, Andy M. (2010-05). Gene Expression in the Stallion Testes. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Heninger, Noah Leland, III (2005-12). The role of testicular germ cell apoptosis during equine spermatogenesis. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Riano Rocha, Edgar Hernando (2005-08). Analysis of records  of embryo  production in Red Brahman cows. Master's Thesis.

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Thorne, Jacob Westley (2013-05). Fertility of Beef Recipients Following a Fixed-Time Embryo Transfer Protocol that Includes Follicle Stimulating Hormone Diluted in Hyaluronan. Master's Thesis.

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Dickison, James William (2010-12). Effects of GnRH and Prostaglandin Combined with a Short Progestin Regimen on the Synchrony of Estrus and Ovulation in Ewes During the Breeding Season. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Romano, Juan Eduardo (2004-12). Early pregnancy diagnosis and embryo/fetus mortality in cattle. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Novosad, Aaron M. (2005-12). Pubertal changes in the expression of fertility associated antigen in Bos indicus and Bos taurus bulls. Master's Thesis.

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Delovio, Malcolm Leihulu (2012-08). Purification and Characterization of a Recombinant Glycoprotein, Canine Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, as a Prelude to the Development of the Reproductive Glycoproteins. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Griffin, Erin Michelle (2004-12). Development of an extender protocol to enhance the viability of frozen-thawed bovine spermatozoa. Master's Thesis.

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Nelson, John Stephen (2008-12). Fixed-time insemination of porcine luteinizing hormone-treated superovulated beef cows and the resynchronization of beef cows for fixed-time embryo transfer. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Paczkowski, Melissa Jeanne (2004-08). Effects of experimental fascioliasis on puberty and comparison of mounting activity by radiotelemetry in pubertal and gestating beef heifers. Master's Thesis.