Proceedings of the 17th International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR): Reproduction in Domestic Animals: Vol 47, No s4

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Reproduction in Domestic Animals: Volume 47, Issue s4

Special Issue:Proceedings of the 17th International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR)

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Proceedings of the 17th International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR)

Vancouver, Canada; 29 July - 2 August 2012

Foreword and Session Chairs and Reviewers

Foreword

PLENARY 1 - OPENING AND SIMMET PRIZE

An Amazing 10 Years: The Discovery of Egg and Sperm in the 17th Century

The Simmet Lecture: New Horizons on an Old Landscape – Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage and Apoptosis in the Male Germ Line

PLENARY 2 - POST-NATAL CONSEQUENCES OF PRENATAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of Exposure to Environmental Chemicals During Pregnancy on the Development of the Male and Female Reproductive Axes

Effects of Maternal Diet and Exposure to Bisphenol A on Sexually Dimorphic Responses in Conceptuses and Offspring

Effects of Maternal Environment During Gestation on Ovarian Folliculogenesis and Consequences for Fertility in Bovine Offspring

PLENARY 3 - BEYOND THE BENCH - EXPANDING THE EDUCATIONAL IMPACT OF REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE

Exploiting Multimedia in Reproductive Science Education: Research Findings

Ethics, Politics and Protests: Using Contentious Issues in Reproductive Sciences as Educational Opportunities

Reproductive Science in the Global Village

PLENARY 4 - GLOBAL HEALTH AND THE FUTURE OF DOMESTIC ANIMAL REPRODUCTION

Domestic Animal Models for Biomedical Research

Livestock Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Global Food Systems: Feeding the World

SYMPOSIUM 1 - STEM AND GERM CELL RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION

Twenty Years of Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Farm Animals

Pluripotency Network in Porcine Embryos and Derived Cell Lines

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Pigs and Other Ungulate Species: An Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells?

Recent Advances in Stem and Germ Cell Research: Implications for the Derivation of Pig Pluripotent Cells

SYMPOSIUM 2: CLONING RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Developmental and Epigenetic Anomalies in Cloned Cattle

Lessons Learned from Cloning Dogs

Advancing Pig Cloning Technologies Towards Application in Regenerative Medicine

Agency Perspectives on Food Safety for the Products of Animal Biotechnology

SYMPOSIUM 3: OOCYTE AND EMBRYO HEALTH

Manipulation of Follicle Development to Ensure Optimal Oocyte Quality and Conception Rates in Cattle

The Role of Progesterone in Oocyte Acquisition of Developmental Competence

Factors Affecting Oocyte and Embryo Transcriptomes

Role of the Oviduct in Early Embryo Development

SYMPOSIUM 4: A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF SPERM DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION

What Sperm Can Teach us About Energy Production

The Effects of Increased Testicular Temperature on Testis-Specific Isoform of Na+/K+-ATPase in Sperm and its Role in Spermatogenesis and Sperm Function

The Emerging Pathophysiology of Age-related Testicular Degeneration with a Focus on the Stallion and an Update on Potential Therapies

Biological Characteristics of Fish Germ Cells and their Application to Developmental Biotechnology

Directional Freezing of Reproductive Cells and Organs

SYMPOSIUM 5: CRYOPRESERVATION OF GAMETES, EMBRYOS, ORGANS AND TISSUES

Controlled Stress Improves Oocyte Performance – Cell Preconditioning in Assisted Reproduction

Seminal Plasma and its Effect on Ruminant Spermatozoa During Processing

SYMPOSIUM 6: CONTRACEPTION AND SUPPRESSION OF REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION

Effects of Surgical Sterilization on Canine and Feline Health and on Society

Progress in Development of Immunocontraceptive Vaccines for Permanent Non-surgical Sterilization of Cats and Dogs

Targeted Gene Silencing to Induce Permanent Sterility

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Targeting for Gonadotroph Ablation: An Approach to Non-surgical Sterilization

SYMPOSIUM 7: GENETIC SELECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY

Breeding or Assisted Reproduction? Relevance of the Horse Model Applied to the Conservation of Endangered Equids

Genetic Selection and Conservation of Genetic Diversity

Selective Breeding in Fish and Conservation of Genetic Resources for Aquaculture

How Developments in Cryobiology, Reproductive Technologies and Conservation Genomics Could Shape Gene Banking Strategies for (Farm) Animals

SYMPOSIUM 8. ADVANCES IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF OVARIAN FUNCTION

Nutritional Influences on Folliculogenesis

Follicle Selection in the Avian Ovary

The Critical Roles of Progesterone Receptor (PGR) in Ovulation, Oocyte Developmental Competence and Oviductal Transport in Mammalian Reproduction

Life or Death Decisions in the Corpus Luteum

SYMPOSIUM 9. THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP OF PRODUCTIVITY AND FERTILITY

Mechanisms Linking Metabolic Status and Disease with Reproductive Outcome in the Dairy Cow

Reproduction in Farm Animals in an Era of Rapid Genetic Change: Will Genetic Change Outpace Our Knowledge of Physiology?

Should Weaning be the Start of the Reproductive Cycle in Hyper-prolific Sows? A Physiological View

SYMPOSIUM 10. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Pollutants and Diseases of Sexual Development in Humans and Wildlife in South Africa: Harbingers of Impact on Overall Health?

Environmental Endocrine Disruptors in Farm Animal Reproduction: Research and Reality

Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Actions of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals: Gonadal Effects and Role in Female Reproduction

SYMPOSIUM 11. APPLIED RESEARCH IN MALE REPRODUCTION

Sperm Interaction with the Female Reproductive Tract

Enhancing Insemination Performance in Pigs Through Controlled Release of Encapsulated Spermatozoa

Impact of Metal Nanoparticles on Germ Cell Viability and Functionality

Seminal Plasma Components in Camelids and Comparisons with Other Species

T-cell Tolerance to the Developing Equine Conceptus

Modulation of Maternal Immune System During Pregnancy in the Cow

The Effects of Increased Testicular Temperature on Testis-Specific Isoform of Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase in Sperm and its Role in Spermatogenesis and Sperm Function