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Reports
CRU is publishing a series of reports from mini-symposia or other activities within the centre.
The series starts with number 10, number 1 to 9 have been published by the former centre of reproductive biology at SLU. Single copies of the reports may be ordered free of charge from cru@slu.se
Report 1
Proceedings of the Inauguration of the Centre for Reproductive Biology, 1997
by Andersson H, Kindahl H, and Neil M (editors)
Report 2 (In Swedish)
Svinforskning vid SLU -
Presenteras för Sveriges grisproducenter vid föreningens årsmöte på Ultuna 25-27 juni, 1998
by Andersson K (editor)
Report 3
Advances in Canine Reproduction -
Minisymposium at SLU, September 3, 1998
by Linde-Forsberg C (editor)
Report 4
Sperm behaviour prior to fertilization in animals -
Special symposium at SLU, November 16, 1998
by Larsson B and Rodriguez-Martinez H (editors)
Report 5
Aspects of Equine Reproduction-
symposium at SLU, April 15, 1999
by Rodriguez-Martinez H (editor)
Report 6
Impaired Reproductive Performance in Postpartum Cows- symposium at SLU, May 26, 1999
by Kindahl H, (editor)
Report 7
Dairy production in Estonia - Today and Tomorrow
Symposium at Estonian Agriculture University,
Tartu, June 7, 1999
by Tiirats T and Magnusson U (editors)
Report 8
Aspects of Ovine Reproduction -
Special symposium at SLU, June 8, 1999
by Söderquist L, Forsberg M and Rodriguez-Martinez H (editors)
Report 9
Symposium I: Reproduction in Aquatic Organisms
Symposium II: Bird Reproduction
Symposuim: Avian Fertility - Mechanisms and Application
by Madej A, Waldenstedt L and Norrgren L (editors)
Report 10
Proceedings of the Inauguration of CRU:
Reproduction and Our Environment
Uppsala November 4, 1999
by Ulf Magnusson (editor)
Report 11
Feeding, metabolism and infections in farm animals with special reference on reproduction. Proceedings from a symposium at Estonian Agriculture University, Tartu, February 24-25, 2000, by B Aasmäe, T Tiirats and
U Magnusson (editors)
Report 12
Sexual Biology from Fish to Humans. Proceeding from a symposium in Uppsala, May 18, 2000, by
U Magnusson, M Neil and M Olovsson (editors)
Report 13
Hormones in the Environment and Animal Production - a Public Health Concern? Proceeding from a symposium in Uppsala, March 13, 2001, by
B Brunström and U Magnusson (editors)
Report 14
Reproductive Failure in Farm Animals. Proceedings from a symposium at Estonian Agriculture University, Tartu, June 14-15, 2001, by
T Tiirats (editor)
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Report 15
Envirovet Baltic: Workshop on Ecosystem Health. Proceedings from a workshop in Saaremaa, Estonia, August 15-19, 2002, by
Börje K. Gustafsson and Ulf Magnusson (editors)
Click here for proceedings (pdf, 482 kB)
Report 16
Farm animal reproduction: Reducing infectious diseases. Proceedings from a symposium at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jelgava, Latvia, January 22-23, 2003, by
Vita Antane and Ulf Magnusson (editors)
Click here for proceedings (pdf, 726 kB)
Report 17
Farm animal reproduction: Conserving local genetic resources. Proceedings from a mini-symposium at
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania September 13-15, 2003, by Renée Båge and Aloyzas Januskauskas (editors)
Click here for proceedings (pdf, 832 kB)
Report 18
Reproductive techniques in conservation biology. Proceedings from a CRU seminar at SLU, March 18, 2004, by Renée Båge (editor).
Click here for publication (pdf, 322 kB).
Report 19
Animal farming in transition - the role of animal reproduction: Mastitis symposium. Proceedings from a symposium at the St Petersburg Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Russia, January 10-12, 2007, by Renée Båge, Nina Fedosova, Kirill Plemyashov and Maria Stakheeva (editors).
Click here for publication (pdf, 772 kB).
Report 20
Avian reproductive physiology. Report from a workshop at Hiiumaa/Dagö, Estonia, December 10-12, 2006, by Mats Björklund and Mare Lohmus (editors).
Click here for publication (pdf, 118 kB).
CRU Report 21
Modern farming and domestic animal reproduction . Proceedings from a symposium at the Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Belarus, March 5-7, 2008, by Renée Båge and Rastislau Kuzmich (editors).
Click here for publication (pdf, 820 kB).
CRU Report 22
Lactation research in mammals and humans: Comparative aspects with focus on milk composition and mastitis Proceedings from a symposium in Uppsala, Sweden November 13-14, 2008, by Elisabeth Kylberg, Bodil Ström Holst and Kerstin Svennersten Sjaunja (editors)
Click here for publication (pdf, 180 kB).
CRU Report 23
Antimicrobial strategies in human and animal reproduction. Proceedings from a symposium in Uppsala, Sweden, May 7, 2009, by Renée Båge, Matts Olovsson and Bodil Ström Holst (editors)
Click here for publication (pdf, 232 kB).
CRU Report 24
Lactation research in mammals and humans: The mammary gland in health and disease with particular focus on the mammary gland close post partum. Proceedings from a symposium in Uppsala, Sweden, Dec 7-8, 2010, by Sigrid Agenäs, Gunilla Hallberg, Elisabeth Kylberg, Karin Persson Waller and Bodil Ström Holst (editors)
Click here for publication (pdf, 490 kB).
CRU Report 25
Reproduction in wild vertebrates
Proceedings from a symposium in Uppsala, Sweden, February 10, 2011, by Björn Brunström, Jonas Malmsten, Bodil Ström Holst & Galia Zamaratskaia (editors)
Click here for publication (pdf, 769 kB).
CRU Report 26
Reproductive Disorders in Baltic Vertebrate Wildlife (BALTREP 2011).
What is the status of, and the threats to reproductive health in Baltic region wildlife?
Proceedings from an international conference in Uppsala, Sweden, December 7-8, 2011, by Cecilia Berg, Katrin Lundstedt-Enkel, Jonas Malmsten & Sara Persson (editors)
Click here for publication (pdf, 1.34 MB).
Other publications
CRU methodological workshops 2000 and 2001, by Andrzej Madej and Xin Fu (editors)
Click here for publication (pdf, 341 kB)
CRU workshop Methods in epigenetics and bioinformatics, Uppsala, Sweden, February 16-17, 2012, by Anneli Stavréus-Evers (editor).
Click here for publication (pdf, 350 kB)
Abstracts
from CRU seminars on reproductive biology. For some seminars presented by PhD students in close connection to their dissertation, there is a link to the electronically published doctoral thesis in the university library web page:
Genetic aspects on stillbirths and calving difficulties in Swedish dairy cattle
by Lena Steinbock, SLU, February 2, 2002.
What makes a sow a good mother? Behavioural, endocrinological and metabolic aspects
by Anna Valros, SLU, March 27, 2002.
Water transport through fetal and neonatal skin, role of aguaporin water channels
by Johan Ågren, UU, April 17, 2002.
Regulation of ovarian aromatase: studies by in vitro and in vivo assays
by Dimitrijus Kirilovas, UU, May 8, 2002.
Ovum pick-up in dairy heifers: How does it affect the animal?
by Sudsaijai Petyim, SLU, May 29, 2002.
The presence of immune cells in the sow endometrium during early pregnancy: a friend or foe?
by Kampon Kaeoket, SLU, October 30, 2002.
Morphological aspects on, and morphometrical analysis of human female genital tract
by Bo Blomgren, UU, November 13, 2002.
Effects of stressors on early pregnancy in the sow
by Pia Razdan, SLU, December 3, 2002.
Calving difficulty, stillbirth and birth weight a genetic study of beef cattle
by Susanne Eriksson, SLU, February 12, 2003.
Natural and experimental infections with Flavobacterium psychrophilum in salmonid fish
by Elisabet Ekman, SLU, December 17, 2003.
Sperm competition and antagonistic coevolution between male and female Drosophila melanogaster
by Urban Friberg, UU, January 22, 2004.
Effects of feeding intensity during the dry period on leukocyte and lymphocyte sub-populations, neutrophil function and health in periparturient dairy cows
by Guillermo Esteban Meglia, SLU, February 11, 2004.
Milking management of dairy buffaloes
by Santosh Thomas, SLU, April 6, 2004.
Identifying genes for reproduction traits in dairy cattle
by Mia Holmberg, SLU, March 17, 2005.
Fertility and sustainability of Swedish beef bulls
by Ylva Persson, SLU, April 6, 2005.
Progesterone profiles and fertility in Swedish dairy cows
by Karl-Johan Pettersson, SLU, December 15, 2005.
Enterovirus infections and type 1 diabetes development
by Anna-Karin Berg, UU, April 5, 2006.
Studies on restricted suckling in dual purpose and dairy br
eed cattle in Mexico.
by Sofie Fröberg, SLU, April 27, 2006.
Conservation of canine and feline semen.
by Ulrika Hermansson, SLU, May 24, 2006.
Effects on sex differentiation of reproductive organs and copulatory behaviour after embryonic exposure to the estrogen receptor alpha selective agonist propyl-pyrazole-triol in Japanese quail.
by Anna Mattsson, EBC, UU, January 25, 2007.
Effect of feed supplementation on testicular growth, sperm output and sperm morphology in Ethiopian bucks
by Yoseph Gebre, SLU, March 22, 2007.
Early inflammatory response in periparturient sows to experimentally induced Escherichia coli mastitis with special reference to cytokine responses
by Yaohong Zhu, October 3, 2007.
Epidemiological studies of early-onset and late-onset pre-eclampsia.
by Anna-Karin Wikström, UU, November 7, 2007.
Effects of some endocrine disruptors on human and grey seal uterine cells.
by Carolina Bredhult, UU, November 29, 2007.
Effects of endocrine disrupors on the differentiation of brain and gonads in bird embryos
by Jeanette Axelsson, UU, April 2, 2008.
Brominated flame retardants - reproduction and early development in fish
by Anna Norman, SLU, March 19, 2008.
Hormones, mood and cognition
by Kristiina Kask, UU, April 23, 2008.
Sow reproduction in organic pig production
by Anna Wallenbeck, SLU, November 5, 2008.
Genetic determinants for successful IVF treatment
by Signe Altmä, UU, November 19, 2008.
Being born large for gestational age: metabolic and epidemiological studies
by Fredrik Ahlsson, UU, January 28, 2009.
Consequences of the use and misuse of oxytocin during delivery
by Maria Jönsson, UU, March 4, 2009.
Dystocia in the bitch
by Annika Bergström, SLU, March 25, 2009.
Differences in plasticity and expression of developmental genes in canine mammary carcinomas and sarcomas
by Helena Wensman, SLU, April 15, 2009.
Psychiatric disorders in Swedish infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization; prevalence and risk factors
by Helena Volgsten, UU, May 20, 2009.
Differences between fractions of the boar ejaculate studied by flow cytometric methods
by Dr Md Sharoare Hossain, SLU, May 19, 2010.
Adhesion factors and cytokines in the cyclic canine endometrium
by Rita Payan Carreira, SLU, May 26, 2010.
Prostasomes
by Göran Ronquist, UU, September 8, 2010.
Hormones and premenstrual dysphoric disorders
by Birgitta Segebladh, UU, October 6, 2010.
Hormones and Sex Steroid Receptors in the Female Pig. Effects of mating, artificial insemination, seminal plasma and genistein
by Mattias Norrby, SLU, November 10, 2010.
Unexplained infertility and endometrial receptivity
by Anneli Stavreus-Evers, UU, December 15, 2010.
Protein tyrosine phosphorylation in boar spermatozoa
by Amurugam Kumaresan, SLU, February 23, 2011.
The effect of steroid hormones in the brain during different reproductive states
by Elin Bannbers, UU, May 25, 2011.
Stress and embryo development in the pig
by Raquel Gonzalez Herrero, SLU, June 8, 2011.
Markers of ovarian reserve and their association with IVF treatment outcome
by Thomas Brodin, UU. December 14, 2011
Genetics and labor pain
by Fatimah Dabo, UU, January 11, 2012
Preeclampsia-possible to predict?
by Marie Bolin, UU, February 8, 2012
Searching for bovine pheromones
by Kristina Nordéus, SLU, April 25, 2012
Assisted reproductive technology in spotted buffalo conservation program
by Yulnawati Yusnizar, SLU, May 2, 2012
Effects of age and phytoestrogen supplementation on eggshell formation in laying hens
by Anna Wistedt, SLU May 29, 2012
The impact of Japanese encephalitis virus on reproduction
by Johanna Lindahl, SLU, September 3, 2012