A cutting edge integrated approach to sperm biology and associated reproductive biotechnologies to assist the dairy and beef industries meet growing societal, environmental and economic demands

Project Information

BullNet

Grant agreement ID: 101120104

DOI

10.3030/101120104

EC signature date 14 July 2023

Start date 1 March 2024

End date 29 February 2028

Funded under

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Total cost

No data

EU contribution

€ 2 718 979,20

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
Ireland

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Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Website and social media accounts opened

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (5)

Enhancing sperm resilience: protective effects of ectoine on post-thaw bovine sperm quality under environmental stress conditions

Author(s): Kaitlyn Weldon, Sean Fair
Published in: Journal of Animal Science, Issue 104, 2026, ISSN 0021-8812
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/JAS/SKAG015

Acrosome‐Disrupted Dead Sperm Impact the Function of Live Bovine Spermatozoa After Cryopreservation

Author(s): Sofia Marini, Muhammad Umair Khan, Yesica Schulze, Markus Jung, Seán Fair, Martin Schulze
Published in: Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Issue 61, 2026, ISSN 0936-6768
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/RDA.70162

Heterospermic semen: implications for managing bull-to-bull variation in fertility

Author(s): Rúben Miguel Santos, Sean Fair
Published in: Reproduction, Fertility and Development, Issue 38, 2026, ISSN 1031-3613
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
DOI: 10.1071/RD25157

Spatial differences in the ovine cervical microenvironment at the follicular and luteal phases of the oestrous cycle; Implications for sperm transport

Author(s): N. Johnston, E. Bini, E. Fitzpatrick, C. Reid, S. Fair
Published in: Theriogenology, Issue 255, 2026, ISSN 0093-691X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.THERIOGENOLOGY.2026.117828

Metabolic profiling identifies fertility markers in bull sperm

Author(s): Quinn A Hoorn, David A Kenny, Sean Fair, Patrick Lonergan, Constantine A Simintiras
Published in: Biology of Reproduction, Issue 114, 2026, ISSN 0006-3363
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/BIOLRE/IOAF234