Research
Outline of our research:
We are studying on reproductive phenomena and their artificial controls in domestic animals, and clarifying causes and developing methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of reproductive diseases.
Research themes for each professor:
Dr. Hiromichi Tamada（Room# C406）:
Dr. Hiromichi Tamada（Room# C406）: The purposes of my research are clarifying the roles of hormones and growth factors in animal reproduction, controlling reproductive phenomena and contributing to prevention and treatment for reproductive diseases. Roles of hormone and growth factors in the uterus, artificial control of estrous cycles and reproductive analyses of pyometra have been studied.
The current research includes the followings.
(1) Effects of Lepidium meyenii (maca) on reproduction
(2) Mechanism of placental growth
(3) Improvement of embryo culture system
For further detail of Dr. Tamada’s research contents →
Dr. Noritoshi Kawate（Room# C405）: I have been studying on reproductive endocrinology to aim to clarifying causes and to developing methods of diagnoses and treatments in testicular and ovarian diseases in domestic animals including cattle, goats, dogs and etc.
The current research projects include the followings.
(1) Study on regulatory mechanism of insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) secretion in bulls and male goats
(2) Application of assays of testicular hormones in maternal blood for fetal sex determination in pregnant cattle
(3) Association study of semen characteristics in Japanese Black beef bulls with testicular and metabolic hormones in blood and BSP proteins in seminal plasma
(4) Analyses of various factors affecting conception by timed-AI (Ovsynch+CIDR) in Japanese Black beef cows
(5) Development of protocols to suppress musth in male Asian elephants by hormonal drugs
