Michelle Rhoads

Publications

• Increased Utilization of Tactile Activities in Reproductive Physiology Laboratory Sections in Order to Improve Cognitive Learning
• Prepubertal tamoxifen treatment affects development of heifer reproductive tissues and related signaling pathways.
• Short communication: Hepatic progesterone-metabolizing enzymes cytochrome P450 2C and 3A in lactating cows during thermoneutral and heat stress conditions.
• Effects of climate change on dairy cattle production
• Heat Stress Increases Mammary Epithelial Cells and Reduces Viable Immune Cells in Milk of Dairy Cows
• Effects of periconceptional heat stress on primiparous and multiparous daughters of Holstein dairy cows.
• Invited review: Management strategies capable of improving the reproductive performance of heat-stressed dairy cattle.
• Bioactive supplements influencing bovine in vitro embryo development.
• Oxytocin is involved in steroid hormone-stimulated bovine satellite cell proliferation and differentiation in vitro.
• Effects of short-term moderate ZEN consumption on uterosacral ligament elasticity in pubertal gilts.
• Quantification of zearalenone and α-zearalenol in swine liver and reproductive tissues using GC-MS.
• Effects of ovariectomy and anabolic steroid implantation on the somatotrophic axis in feedlot heifers
• Growth and reproductive responses of heifers consuming endophyte-infected tall fescue seed with or without sodium bicarbonate supplementation
• Comparison of production-related responses to hyperinsulinemia and hypoglycemia induced by clamp procedures or heat stress of lactating dairy cattle
• Human continuous glucose monitors for measurement of glucose in dairy cows
• Cleavage kinetics is a better indicator of embryonic developmental competency than brilliant cresyl blue staining of oocytes
• Immunological castration temporarily reduces testis size and function without long-term effects on libido and sperm quality in boars.
• Skeletal muscle and hepatic insulin signaling is maintained in heat-stressed lactating Holstein cows.
• Form of supplemental selenium fed to cycling cows affects systemic concentrations of progesterone but not those of estradiol.
• Localization of ghrelin and its receptor in the reproductive tract of Holstein heifers.
• Effects of heat stress and nutrition on lactating Holstein cows: II. Aspects of hepatic growth hormone responsiveness.
• Effects of heat stress and plane of nutrition on lactating Holstein cows: I. Production, metabolism, and aspects of circulating somatotropin.
• Metabolic and reproductive characteristics of replacement beef heifers subjected to an early-weaning regimen involving high-concentrate feeding.
• Correction: Periconceptional Heat Stress of Holstein Dams Is Associated with Differences in Daughter Milk Production and Composition during Multiple Lactations.
• Periconceptional Heat Stress of Holstein Dams Is Associated with Differences in Daughter Milk Production and Composition during Multiple Lactations.
• Periconceptional Heat Stress of Holstein Dams Is Associated with Differences in Daughter Milk Production during Their First Lactation.
• Tamoxifen impairs prepubertal mammary development and alters expression of estrogen receptor α (ESR1) and progesterone receptors (PGR).
• Combinatorial effects of epidermal growth factor, fibroblast growth factor 2 and insulin-like growth factor 1 on trophoblast cell proliferation and embryogenesis in cattle.
• Reproductive performance of lactating dairy cattle after intrauterine administration of a prostaglandin F2α receptor antagonist 4 days after insemination.
• Effects of prolonged nutrient restriction on baseline and periprandial plasma ghrelin concentrations of postpubertal Holstein heifers.
• Oxytocin stimulated release of PGF2α and its inhibition by a cyclooxygenase inhibitor and an oxytocin receptor antagonist from equine endometrial cultures.
• Effects of a supplemental yeast culture on heat-stressed lactating Holstein cows.
• Growth hormone receptor, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, and IGF-binding protein-2 expression in the reproductive tissues of early postpartum dairy cows.
• Uterine and hepatic gene expression in relation to days postpartum, estrus, and pregnancy in postpartum dairy cows.
• Timed artificial insemination of two consecutive services in dairy cows using prostaglandin F2alpha and gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
• Does negative energy balance (NEBAL) limit milk synthesis in early lactation?
• Detrimental effects of high plasma urea nitrogen levels on viability of embryos from lactating dairy cows.
• Effects of urea infusion on the uterine luminal environment of dairy cows.
• Influences of Supplementing Selective Members of the Interleukin-6 Cytokine Family on Bovine Oocyte Competency
• Plasma γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Concentrations in Lactating Holstein Cows during Thermoneutral and Heat Stress Conditions and Related Implications for Production and Fertility
• Plasma γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Concentrations in Lactating Holstein Cows during Thermoneutral and Heat Stress Conditions and Their Relationships with Circulating Glucose, Insulin and Progesterone Levels
• Human Recombinant Interleukin-6 and Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Improve Inner Cell Mass Cell Number but Lack Cryoprotective Activities on In Vitro-Produced Bovine Blastocysts