Code
01D26917
Duration
01 October 2017 → 30 September 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Animal biology
- Genetics
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Medical and health sciences
- Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
- Gynaecology and obstetrics
- Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
- Gynaecology and obstetrics
- Nursing
- Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
- Gynaecology and obstetrics
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine
- Other veterinary sciences
- Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Keywords
Dairy cattle
Fertility
Uterine microbiome
Project description
We will examine whether the uterus of dairy cows harbours a microbiome. Besides, we will assess differences in the uterine microbiome of highly fertile versus subfertile cows via embryo transfer. In vitro studies will reveal the effect of specific bacteria on the pro-inflammatory reaction of bovine endometrium cells.