Dr. Roy Ax
Office: Shantz Building 243
Phone: (520) 626-2907
E-Mail: royax@ag.arizona.edu
Degrees:
- B.S. Agricultural Science - University of Illinois
- M.S. Reproductive Physiology - University of Illinois
- Ph.D. Reproductive Endocrinology - Univeristy of Illinois
- Postdoctoral Fellow - Biochemistry - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Classes Taught
- ANS 315R Physiology of Reproduction
- ANS 315L Physiology of Reproduction Lab
- ANS 395A Professional Development
- ANS 220 Intro to Dairy Science
Dr. Roy Ax is a former Animal Sciences Department head who has had a distinguished career in the field of reproductive physiology. Prior to joining the University of Arizona in 1990, he worked as a professor of dairy science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison for 11 years. Currently Dr. Ax teaches undergraduate courses and conducts research in the fields of reproductive physiology. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in the U of A Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Research Interests
Research centers on capacitation of sperm by glycosaminoglycans, predicting fertility of bulls by evaluating interactions of glycosaminoglycans with proteins in semen, cellular mechanisms of thermal stress contributing to poor semen quality and impaired fertility in males, and hormonal reproductive management of cattle.
Selected Publications
- Sprott, L. R., A Novasod, J Galino, G. R. Dawson, T. C. McCauley, D. Forrest, and R. L. Ax. 2006. Case Study: Fertility-associated antigen in peripubertal beef bulls. Prof. Anim. Sci., 22:353-357.
- Faber, S.N., N.E. Faber, T.C. McCauley and R.L. Ax. 2005. Case Study: Effects of Colostrum Ingestion on Lactational Performance. Prof. Anim. Sci. 21:420-425.
- Ax, R.L., S. Armbrust, R. Tappan, G. Gilbert, J.N. Oyarzo, M.E. Bellin, D. Selner and T.C. McCauley. 2005. Superovulation and Embryo Recovery From Peripubertal Holstein Heifers. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 85:71-80.
- McCauley, T.C., G.R. Dawson, J.N. Oyarzo, J. McVicker, S.H.F. Marks and R.L. Ax. 2004. Development and Validation of a Lateral-flow Cassette for Fertility Diagnostics in Bulls. In Vitro Diagnostic Technology 10(3):35-40.
- Keister ZO, Moss KD, Zhang HM, Teegerstrom T, Edling RA, Collier RJ, Ax RL. Dec 2002. Physiological responses in thermal stressed Jersey cows subjected to different management strategies. J Dairy Sci, 85:3217-24
Grad Students
- Angie Bowen
- Jay Faircloth
- Dean Fish
- Rachel Garcia
- Michelle Martin
- Stacy Skopp
