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Animal Science and Veterinary
Ireland
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
68
Citations
16392
World Ranking
196
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2012 - Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards, American Dairy Science Association
  • 1989 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

James F. Roche is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with specific concentration in Surgery and Epidemiology. The main topics addressed in their work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries, and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation.

Their recent publications cover diverse aspects of medical research. These include:

  • Current concepts on the assessment of a patient with a traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation, 2022, The South African Orthopaedic Journal (SAOJ)
  • PO2_09. Impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle behaviours and mental health of women 6 months following a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy: a BP2 sub-study, 2023, Pregnancy Hypertension

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include:

  • Ntambue Kauta
  • J. P. Du Plessis
  • Jacques de Wet
  • B Vrettos
  • Megan L. Gow

Their research outputs have appeared notably in the following publication venues:

  • The South African Orthopaedic Journal (SAOJ)
  • Pregnancy Hypertension

Over the course of their career, James F. Roche has been recognized with the following awards:

  • Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards, American Dairy Science Association, 2012
  • Member of the Royal Irish Academy, 1989

Best Publications

  • Pattern of growth of dominant follicles during the oestrous cycle of heifers.

    J. D. Savio;L. Keenan;M. P. Boland;J. F. Roche

  • Effects of nutrition and metabolic status on circulating hormones and ovarian follicle development in cattle

    M.G Diskin;D.R Mackey;D.R Mackey;J.F Roche;J.M Sreenan

  • Association between the duration of dominance of the ovulatory follicle and pregnancy rate in beef heifers

    M. Mihm;A. Baguisi;M. P. Boland;J. F. Roche

  • Progesterone-Regulated Changes in Endometrial Gene Expression Contribute to Advanced Conceptus Development in Cattle

    N. Forde;F. Carter;T. Fair;M.A. Crowe

  • Progesterone and conceptus elongation in cattle: a direct effect on the embryo or an indirect effect via the endometrium?

    M Clemente;J de La Fuente;T Fair;A Al Naib

  • Effect of increasing progesterone concentration from Day 3 of pregnancy on subsequent embryo survival and development in beef heifers

    F Carter;N Forde;P Duffy;M Wade

  • The effect of nutritional management of the dairy cow on reproductive efficiency.

    James F. Roche

  • Development of nonovulatory antral follicles in heifers: changes in steroids in follicular fluid and receptors for gonadotropins.

    J. J. Ireland;J. F. Roche

  • Reproductive management of postpartum cows.

    J.F Roche;D Mackey;M.D Diskin

  • Development of Antral Follicles in Cattle after Prostaglandin-Induced Luteolysis: Changes in Serum Hormones, Steroids in Follicular Fluid, and Gonadotropin Receptors*

    J. J. Ireland;J. F. Roche

  • Resumption of follicular activity in the early post-partum period of dairy cows.

    J. D. Savio;M. P. Boland;N. Hynes;J. F. Roche

  • Changes in the Endometrial Transcriptome During the Bovine Estrous Cycle: Effect of Low Circulating Progesterone and Consequences for Conceptus Elongation

    Niamh Forde;Marijke Eileen Beltman;G. B. Duffy;P. Duffy

  • Selection, dominance and atresia of follicles during the oestrous cycle of heifers.

    S. J. Sunderland;M. A. Crowe;M. P. Boland;J. F. Roche

  • Conceptus-Induced Changes in the Endometrial Transcriptome: How Soon Does the Cow Know She Is Pregnant?

    N. Forde;F. Carter;T.E. Spencer;F.W. Bazer

  • Pattern of follicular growth and resumption of ovarian activity in post-partum beef suckler cows.

    M. G. Murphy;M. P. Boland;J. F. Roche

  • Oestrous cycles in Bos taurus cattle.

    N. Forde;M.E. Beltman;P. Lonergan;M. Diskin

  • Effect of dietary intake on pattern of growth of dominant follicles during the oestrous cycle in beef heifers.

    M. G. Murphy;W. J. Enright;M. A. Crowe;K. McConnell

  • Development of dominant follicles and length of ovarian cycles in post-partum dairy cows.

    J. D. Savio;M. P. Boland;J. F. Roche

  • Effect of Calf Isolation on Follicular Wave Dynamics, Gonadotropin and Metabolic Hormone Changes, and Interval to First Ovulation in Beef Cows Fed Either of Two Energy Levels Postpartum

    K. Stagg;L.J. Spicer;J.M. Sreenan;J.F. Roche

  • Alterations in Intrafollicular Regulatory Factors and Apoptosis During Selection of Follicles in the First Follicular Wave of the Bovine Estrous Cycle

    E.J. Austin;M. Mihm;A.C.O. Evans;P.G. Knight

  • Exogenous hormonal manipulation of ovarian activity in cattle

    M.G Diskin;E.J Austin;J.F Roche

  • Postpartum anoestrus in dairy and beef cows

    J.F. Roche;M.A. Crowe;M.P. Boland

  • Follicular development in long-term anoestrous suckler beef cows fed two levels of energy postpartum

    K Stagg;M.G Diskin;J.M Sreenan;J.F Roche

  • Puberty in heifers: A Review

    C. Moran;J.F. Quirke;J.F. Roche

  • Historical Perspective of Turnover of Dominant Follicles During the Bovine Estrous Cycle: Key Concepts, Studies, Advancements, and Terms

    J.J. Ireland;M. Mihm;E. Austin;M.G. Diskin

  • Identification of Potential Intrafollicular Factors Involved in Selection of Dominant Follicles in Heifers

    M. Mihm;E. J. Austin;T. E. M. Good;J. L. H. Ireland

  • Alternative gonadotrophins for superovulation in cattle

    M.P. Boland;D. Goulding;J.F. Roche

  • Effects of Low Progesterone on the Endometrial Transcriptome in Cattle

    Niamh Forde;Jai P. Mehta;Megan Minten;Mark A. Crowe

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurice P. Boland
Maurice P. Boland University College Dublin
Patrick Lonergan
Patrick Lonergan University College Dublin
James J. Ireland
James J. Ireland Michigan State University
Torres Sweeney
Torres Sweeney University College Dublin
Trudee Fair
Trudee Fair University College Dublin
Thomas E. Spencer
Thomas E. Spencer University of Missouri
Fuller W. Bazer
Fuller W. Bazer Texas A&M University
Leon J. Spicer
Leon J. Spicer Oklahoma State University
Fred J. Karsch
Fred J. Karsch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Poul Hyttel
Poul Hyttel University of Copenhagen

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