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This study aimed to analyze the effect of early pregnancy on Toll-like receptor pathways in the ovine endometrium. Ovine endometria were obtained on day 16 of the estrous cycle (N16) and days 13, 16, and 25 of pregnancy (P13, P16, and P25), and expression profiles of TLR members, including TLRs, tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), interleukin 1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1), and myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88), were detected by quantitative real-time PCR, Western blot analysis, and immunohistochemistry analysis. The data of this study showed that the expression of TLR2 and TLR5 was gradually increased during early pregnancy compared to N16, and TLR3 expression was greater at P16 and P25 than at N16 and P13. However, the expression levels of TLR4 and TRAF6 were weaker at P13 and P16, and the expression of MyD88 was inhibited by early pregnancy. Furthermore, early pregnancy regulated IRAK1 expression. 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