Lipidomic profiling of cervical mucus reveals the potential role of pro-inflammatory derived metabolites on sperm transport across the ovine cervix

Internationally, cervical artificial insemination (AI) in sheep yields low pregnancy rates when frozen-thawed semen is used. An exception to this is in Norway where vaginal AI of frozen-thawed semen to a natural oestrus yields non-return rates in excess of 60%, which has been attributed to the ewe b...

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Main Authors: Laura Abril-Parreño, Anette Krogenæs, Sean Fair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-05-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731124000673