Camilo Hernández-Avilés

• Male Fertility
• Equine Theriogenology
• Theriogenology
• Reproductive Biology

Equine Theriogenology, Stallion Fertility, Semen Preservation, Sperm Physiology and Cryobiology; Molecular Biology; Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Equids.

• Hernández-Avilés C*, Ramírez-Agámez L, Weintraub ST, Scoggin CF, Davis BW, Raudsepp T, Varner DD,Love CC. Proteomic analysis of sperm from fertile stallions and subfertile stallions due to impaired acrosomal exocytosis. Sci Rep 2024; 14: 12446.
• Ramírez-Agámez L*, Castaneda C, Hernández-Avilés C, Grahn RA, Raudsepp T, Love CC. A study onmethods for preimplantation genetic diagnosis on equine embryos. Theriogenology 2024; 227: 41 – 48.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Ramírez-Agámez L, Varner DD, Love CC. Factors affecting the analysis and interpretation of sperm quality in frozen/thawed stallion semen. Theriogenology 2024; 218: 35 – 44.
• Ramírez-Agámez L*, Hernández-Avilés C, Whitfield-Cargile CM, Coleman MC, Love CC. Treatment of mares with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) phenylbutazone transiently affects in vitro maturation of equine oocytes and blastocyst development after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). Theriogenology 2024; 223: 53 – 58.
• Pearson MM*, Hernández-Avilés C, Spacek SG, Beckham AMN, Kelley DE, Ramírez-Agámez L, LaCaze KA, Varner DD, Love CC. Comparison of two processing techniques on the sperm quality of semen contaminated with urine. Theriogenology 2024; 216: 137 – 145.
• Ramírez-Agámez L, Hernández-Avilés C, Ortíz I, Love CC, Varner DD, Hinrichs K*. Lactate as the sole energy substrate induces spontaneous acrosome reaction in viable sperm. Andrology 2024; 12: 459 – 471
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Ramírez-Agámez L, Varner DD, Love CC. Lactate-induced acrosomal exocytosis as a method to study acrosomal function and fertility potential in stallions. Theriogenology 2023; 210: 169 – 181.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Ramírez-Agámez L, Pearson M, Beckham AMN, Varner DD, Love CC. A matter of agreement: the effect of the technique and evaluator on the analysis of morphologic defects in stallion sperm. Theriogenology 2023; 202: 74 – 83.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Ramírez-Agámez L, Varner DD, Love CC. Effects of egg yolk level, penetrating cryoprotectant, and pre-freeze cooling rate, on the post-thaw quality of stallion sperm. Anim Reprod Sci 2023; 248: 107162.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Ramírez-Agámez L, Varner DD, Love CC. The stallion sperm acrosome: considerations from a clinical and research perspective. Theriogenology 2023; 196: 121 – 149.
• Ramírez-Agámez L*, Hernández-Avilés C, Varner DD, Love CC. Sperm factors associated with the production of equine blastocysts by intracytoplasmic sperm injection using frozen/thawed semen. Theriogenology 2023; 195: 85 – 92.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Castaneda C, Love CC, Raudsepp T, Varner DD. The role of impaired acrosomal exocytosis in stallion subfertility: a retrospective analysis of the clinical condition, and an update on its diagnosis by high throughput technologies. Theriogenology 2022; 186: 40 - 49.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Love CC. Pre-breeding season/prepurchase examination of the stallion: Testicular ultrasound, semen evaluation, and considerations. Clin Therio 2021; 13(3): 289 – 298.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Love CC. Cool-stored and frozen-thawed stallion semen: thoughts on collection, evaluation, processing, insemination, and fertility. Clin Therio 2021; 13(3): 280 - 288.
• Castaneda C, Juras R, Kjöllerström J, Hernández-Avilés C, Teague SR, Love CC, Cothran EG, Varner DD, Raudsepp T*. Thoroughbred stallion fertility is significantly associated with FKBP6 genotype but not with inbreeding or the contribution of a leading sire. Anim Genet 2021; 52: 813 - 823.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Ramírez-Agámez L, Love CC, Kelley DE, Pearson M, Kelley DE, Beckham AMN, Teague SR, LaCaze KA, Brinsko SP, Varner DD. The effects of metabolic substrates glucose, pyruvate, and lactate added to a skim milk-based semen extender for cooled storage of stallion sperm. Theriogenology 2021; 161: 83 – 97.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Love CC, Serafini R, Ramírez-Agámez L, Kelley DE, Martínez de Andino E, Teague SR, LaCaze KA, Brinsko SP, Varner DD. Inclusion of supplemental antibiotics in a commercial extender for stallion semen: effects on sperm quality, bacterial growth, and fertility following cooled storage.Theriogenology 2020; 158: 209 – 217.
• Beckham A, Hernández-Avilés C, Love C, Johnson L, Teague S, Pearson M, LaCaze K, Varner D*. Artifactual disruption of the spermatozoal midpiece in extended stallion semen following formalin fixation. Clin Therio 2020; 12(4): 493 – 506.
• Hernández-Avilés C, Ruíz-Cristancho A, Vergara-Galván M, Zambrano-Varón J, Jiménez-Escobar C*. The effect of N-N-dimethylformamide on the membrane characteristics of canine spermatozoa after cryopreservation, and its relationship with post-thaw motility. Top Comp Anim Med 2020; 38: 100372.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Love CC, Serafini R, Ramírez-Agámez L, Ghosh S, Teague SR, LaCaze KA, Brinsko SP, Varner DD. Effects of glucose concentration in semen extender and storage temperature on stallion sperm quality following long-term cooled storage. Theriogenology 2020; 147: 1 – 9.
• Ghosh S, Serafini R, Love CC, Teague SR, Hernández-Avilés C, LaCaze KA, Varner DD*. Effects of media and promoters on different lipid peroxidation assays in stallion sperm. Anim Reprod Sci 2019; 211:106199.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Love CC, Serafini R, Teague SR, Varner DD. Supplemental antibiotics in a commercial semen extender. J Equine Vet Sci 2019; 80:33 – 35.
• Hernández-Avilés C*, Zambrano-Varón J, Jiménez-Escobar C. Current trends in stallion semen evaluation: What other methods can be used to improve our capacity for stallion semen assessment? J Vet Androl 2019; 4(1):1 – 19.
• Hernández-Avilés C, Serafini R, Love CC, Teague SR, LaCaze KA, Lawhon SD, Wu J, Blanchard TL, Varner DD*. The effects of antibiotic type and extender storage method on sperm quality and antibacterial effectiveness in fresh and cooled-stored stallion semen. Theriogenology 2018; 122:23 – 29.
• Hernández-Avilés C, Gómez-Romero M, Buitrago-Horta R, Lozano-Márquez H, Jiménez-Escobar C, Zambrano-Varón J*. Evaluation of post-thaw sperm function and integrity parameters under different freezing regimens in Colombian Paso Fino stallions. J Equine Vet Sci 2018; 67:7 – 14.