Session IV: Food for Thought: Nutritional Control of Oocyte and Embryo Quality

Section: Session IV
Format: Orals
Day/Time: Monday 2:00 PM–3:35 PM
Location: Grand Ballroom A

Chair: Rebecca Krisher and Kathryn Polkoff, National Foundaton for Fertility Research and University of Illinois
Please note: last-minute changes to the program may not be reflected here.

2:00 PM
Epidemiological evidence for metabolic programing in dairy cattle
Geert Opsomer, Ghent University, Belgium

2:40 PM
Effects of dry matter and energy intake on quality of oocytes and embryos in ruminants
Roberto Sartori, University of São Paulo, Brazil

3:20 PM
Effect of progesterone supplementation of day 4 after timed artificial insemination on pregnancy rate of lactating dairy cows
G. Tortorelli*, A. J. Azrak, V. da Costa Andrade, R. dos Santos Ramos, A. S. Moraes,M. A. da Silva Menon, M. R. Bastos, and C. da Costa Carrer (Abstract 72)