Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Bromfield Lab
Led by John Bromfield · Animal Sciences
What we study
The Bromfield Lab studies how infections in dairy cows' uteruses affect fertility, focusing on how bacteria like E. coli cause inflammation and reduce egg quality. They use molecular and cellular techniques to understand these mechanisms.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Bacteria & microbes
- Farm animals (cattle, horses, poultry)
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Infection & immunity in the female reproductive tract
Investigating how bacterial infections in dairy cows' uteruses lead to infertility and reduced milk production.
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Recent papers, explained
- The interactive relationship between Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides pyogenes, and Porphyromonas levii in driving inflammatory uterine disease
2026 · Microbiome
Investigates how Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides pyogenes, and Porphyromonas levii interact to cause inflammatory uterine disease.
- Establishment and Functional Characterization of Bovine Endometrial Epithelial Organoids
2026 · The FASEB Journal
Tests whether bovine endometrial epithelial organoids produce fluid that mimics uterine fluid and extends embryo culture duration.
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- Heat stress: an environmental challenge to immune resilience and health in dairy cows
2026 · Frontiers in Animal Science
Explains how heat stress harms dairy cows' health and immune systems.
- 254. Award Talk: Paternal Overnutrition in Bulls Impaired Blastocyst Development and Decreased Preimplantation Conceptus Length with Minimal Changes to Conceptus and Endometrial Transcriptome.
2026 · Journal of Animal Science
Tests if overfeeding bulls affects how well their embryos develop.
- Prepartum Heat Stress Dysregulates Immune Resilience in Postpartum Dairy Cows
2026 · The FASEB Journal
Sees if heat stress during pregnancy weakens cows' immune systems after birth.
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How to reach out
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