Recipient of the 2014 IETS Pioneer Award: William W. (Bill) Thatcher, MS, PhD

References

Ambrose, J. D., Drost, M., Monson, R. L., Rutledge, J. J., Leibfried-Rutledge, M. L., Thatcher, M.-J., Kassa, T., Binelli, M., Hansen, P. J., Chenoweth, P. J., and Thatcher, W. W. (1999). Efficacy of timed embryo transfer with fresh and frozen in vitro produced embryos to increase pregnancy rates in heat stressed dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 82, 2369–2376.
| Efficacy of timed embryo transfer with fresh and frozen in vitro produced embryos to increase pregnancy rates in heat stressed dairy cattle.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Bilby, T. R., Guzeloglu, A., MacLaren, L. A., Staples, C. R., and Thatcher, W. W. (2006). Pregnancy, bST and omega-3 fatty acids in lactating dairy cows: II. Endometrial gene expression related to maintenance of pregnancy. J. Dairy Sci. 89, 3375–3385.
| Pregnancy, bST and omega-3 fatty acids in lactating dairy cows: II. Endometrial gene expression related to maintenance of pregnancy.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Cerri, R. L. A., Thompson, I. M., Kim, I. H., Ealy, A. D., Hansen, P. J., Staples, C. R., Li, J. L., Santos, J. E. P., and Thatcher, W. W. (2012). Effects of lactation and pregnancy on gene expression of endometrium of Holstein cows at day 17 of the estrous cycle or pregnancy. J. Dairy Sci. 95, 5657–5675.
| Effects of lactation and pregnancy on gene expression of endometrium of Holstein cows at day 17 of the estrous cycle or pregnancy.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Eley, D. S., Thatcher, W. W., Head, H. H., Collier, R. J., Wilcox, C. J., and Call, E. P. (1981). Periparturient and postpartum endocrine changes of conceptus and maternal units in Jersey cows bred for milk yield. J. Dairy Sci. 64, 312–320.
| Periparturient and postpartum endocrine changes of conceptus and maternal units in Jersey cows bred for milk yield.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Guilbault, L. A., Thatcher, W. W., Collier, R. J., Wilcox, C. J., and Drost, M. (1985). Carryover effects of periparturient endocrine changes on postpartum reproductive function of Holstein heifers bred to genetically different service sires. J. Anim. Sci. 61, 1516–1526.

Helmer, S. D., Hansen, P. J., Anthony, R. V., Thatcher, W. W., Bazer, F. W., and Roberts, R. M. (1987). Identification of bovine trophoblast protein-1, a secretory protein immunologically related to ovine trophoblast protein-1. J. Reprod. Fertil. 79, 83–91.
| Identification of bovine trophoblast protein-1, a secretory protein immunologically related to ovine trophoblast protein-1.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Meyer, M. D., Hansen, P. J., Thatcher, W. W., Drost, M., Badinga, L., Roberts, R. M., Li, J., Ott, T. L., and Bazer, F. W. (1995). Extension of corpus luteum lifespan and reduction of uterine secretion of prostaglandin F2α cows in response to recombinant interferon-τ. J. Dairy Sci. 78, 1921–1931.
| Extension of corpus luteum lifespan and reduction of uterine secretion of prostaglandin F2α cows in response to recombinant interferon-τ.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Moreira, F., Orlandi, C., Risco, C. A., Mattos, R., Lopes, F., and Thatcher, W. W. (2001). Effects of pre-synchronization and bovine somatotropin on pregnancy rates to a timed artificial insemination protocol in lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 84, 1646–1659.
| Effects of pre-synchronization and bovine somatotropin on pregnancy rates to a timed artificial insemination protocol in lactating dairy cows.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Putney, D. J., Thatcher, W. W., Drost, M., Wright, J. M., and DeLorenzo, M. A. (1988). Influence of environmental temperature on reproductive performance of bovine embryo donors and recipients in the southwest region of the United States. Theriogenology 30, 905–922.
| Influence of environmental temperature on reproductive performance of bovine embryo donors and recipients in the southwest region of the United States.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Schmitt, E. J.-P., Drost, M., Diaz, T., Roomes, C., and Thatcher, W. W. (1996). Effect of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on follicle recruitment and pregnancy rate in cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 74, 154–161.

Silvestre, F. T., Carvalho, T. S., Francisco, N., Santos, J. E., Staples, C. R., Jenkins, T. C., and Thatcher, W. W. (2011). Effects of differential supplementation of fatty acids during the peripartum and breeding periods of Holstein cows: I. Uterine and metabolic responses, reproduction, and lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 94, 189–204.
| Effects of differential supplementation of fatty acids during the peripartum and breeding periods of Holstein cows: I. Uterine and metabolic responses, reproduction, and lactation.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |