Absrtacts were presented at 4th World Congress of Reproductive Biology (WCRB) 2017 at Okinawa (September 27th to 29th). The abstract of Weerakoon Nilmini et al was selected as an oral presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P5-72 (Oral and poster presentations)
Comparison of plasma insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin-like peptide 3, testosterone and inhibin concentrations around puberty in Japanese Black beef bulls between normal and abnormal semen.
W. W. P. N. Weerakoon, N. Kawate, M.A. Hannan, M. Sakase, N. Kohama and H. Tamada

P5-46 (Poster presentation)
Changes of plasma concentrations of insulin-like peptide 3 and testosterone, and their association with scrotal circumference during pubertal development in male goats.
M.A. Hannan, N. Kawate, Y. Fukami, W.W.P.N. Weerakoon, E.E. Büllesbach, T. Inaba, H. Tamada

The following two posters were presented at 18th International Congress of Animal Reproduction (ICAR) 2016 held at Tours, France (June 27th to 29th) by Hannan et al.

PS17
Acute regulation of plasma insulin-like peptide 3 concentrations by luteinizing hormone in male goats
Hannan MA, Kawate N, Fukami Y, Pathirana IN, Büllesbach EE, Inaba T, Tamada H

PS18
Effects of long-acting GnRH antagonist on plasma insulin-like peptide 3 and testosterone concentrations and scrotal circumference in male goats
Kawate N, Hannan MA, Fukami Y, Weerakoon WWPN, Büllesbach EE, Inaba T, Tamada H

“Fetal gender prediction based on maternal plasma testosterone and insulin-like peptide 3 concentrations at mid- and late gestation in cattle” authored by M. Kibushi, N. Kawate, Y. Kaminogo, M.A. Hannan, W.W.P.N. Weerakoon, M. Sakase, M. Fukushima, T. Seyama, T. Inaba, H. Tamada (collaborative research with Hyogo Prefecture College of Agriculture, Hyogo Prefecture Northern Center of Agricultural Technology and Osaka Prefecture Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries) has been accepted for publication in Theriogenology (May 28, 2016).