• Differences in sperm functionality and intracellular metabolites in Norwegian Red bulls of contrasting fertility 

      Narud, Birgitte; Klinkenberg, Geir; Khezri, Abdolrahman; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Nordborg, Anna; Haukaas, Tonje Husby; Morrell, Jane; Heringstad, Bjørg; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Kommisrud, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-22)
      In the dairy breeding industry, prediction of bull fertility in artificial insemination (AI) is important for efficient and economically sustainable production. However, it is challenging to identify bulls with superior ...
    • DNA methylation patterns vary in boar sperm cells with different levels of DNA fragmentation 

      Narud, Birgitte; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Johannisson, Anders; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Gaustad, Ann Helen; Wilson, Robert Charles; Lyle, Robert; Morrell, Jane; Kommisrud, Elisabeth; Ahmad, Rafi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
    • Praksisveiledning: Behov, ønsker og forventninger 

      Ersvær, Elisabeth; Breistein, Rebecca Irene; Mjøen, Andreas Fossum; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Lid, Olgunn Sivertsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Hensikt: Ekstern praksis er en viktig del av en bioingeniørutdanning. I praksisstudier møter bioingeniørstudenten erfarne bioingeniører som sine praksisveiledere. Hensikten med denne studien er å beskrive behov og ønsker ...
    • RNA sequencing reveals candidate genes and polymorphisms related to sperm DNA integrity in testis tissue from boars 

      van Son, Maren; Tremoen, Nina Hårdnes; Gaustad, Ann Helen; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Våge, Dag Inge; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewolderbrhan; Grindflek, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Sperm DNA is protected against fragmentation by a high degree of chromatin packaging. It has been demonstrated that proper chromatin packaging is important for boar fertility outcome. However, little is known ...
    • Semen quality parameters including metabolites, sperm production traits and fertility in young Norwegian Red AI bulls 

      Narud, Birgitte; Khezri, Abdolrahman; Nordborg, Anna; Klinkenberg, Geir; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Heringstad, Bjørg; Kommisrud, Elisabeth; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Genomic selection in cattle breeding has gradually allowed younger bulls to be recruited for semen production. In this study, sperm quality parameters, seminal plasma and sperm metabolites, semen production capacity and ...
    • Sperm chromatin integrity and DNA methylation in Norwegian Red bulls of contrasting fertility 

      Narud, Birgitte; Khezri, Abdolrahman; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Heringstad, Bjørg; Johannisson, Anders; Morrell, Jane; Collas, Philippe; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Kommisrud, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      n this study, the complexity of chromatin integrity was investigated in frozen-thawed semen samples from 37 sires with contrasting fertility, expressed as 56-day non-return rates (NR56). Protamine deficiency, thiols, and ...
    • Sperm DNA Hypomethylation Proximal to Reproduction Pathway Genes in Maturing Elite Norwegian Red Bulls 

      Khezri, Abdolrahman; Narud, Birgitte; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Robert C., Wilson; Ahmad, Rafi; Kommisrud, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Genomic selection in modern farming demands sufficient semen production in young bulls. Factors affecting semen quality and production capacity in young bulls are not well understood; DNA methylation, a complicated phenomenon ...
    • Sperm DNA integrity in Landrace and Duroc boar semen and its relationship to litter size 

      Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Tremoen, Nina Hårdnes; Andersen-Ranberg, Ina; Fransplass, Ragnhild; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; van Son, Maren; Grindflekk, Eli; Gaustad, Ann Helen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • Stress resilience of spermatozoa and blood mononuclear cells without prion protein 

      Reiten, Malin Rokseth; Malachin, Giulia; Kommisrud, Elisabeth; Østby, Gunn Charlotte; Waterhouse, Karin Elisabeth; Krogenæs, Anette Kristine; Kusnierczyk, Anna; Bjørås, Magnar; Jalland, Clara Maria Osnes; Nekså, Liv Heidi; Røed, Susan Skogtvedt; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; Bakkebø, Maren Kolltveit; Espenes, Arild; Tranulis, Michael A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
    • Viability, motility, ATP content and fertilizing potential of sperm from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in milt stored before cryopreservation 

      Kommisrud, Elisabeth; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; Hofman, Nadine; Grevle, Inger Synnøve; Sunde, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Artificial fertilization is increasingly used in aquaculture, mostly applying short-term cold stored milt. Large scale cryopreservation of milt could be valuable for increased flexibility and acceleration of breeding ...