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Panzani D, Rota A, Tesi M, Fanelli D, Camillo F. Update on Donkey Embryo Transfer and Cryopreservation. J Equine Vet Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jo HT, Bang JI, Kim SS, Choi BH, Jin JI, Kim HL, Jung IS, Suh TK, Ghanem N, Wang Z, Kong IK. Production of female bovine embryos with sex-sorted sperm using intracytoplasmic sperm injection: efficiency and in vitro developmental competence. Theriogenology 2013; 81:675-82.e1. [PMID: 24360289 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The production of embryos with a preselected sex sperm is important in the livestock industry. In this study, we examined the efficiency of producing female embryos by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with flow cytometry sorted (ssICSI) and unsorted (usICSI) bovine sperm, and their developmental competence in vitro. For comparison, bovine embryos were also produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) with sorted (ssIVF) and unsorted (usIVF) bovine sperm. The semen used in this study was from a bull selected for its high fertility and blastocyst developmental competence among four bulls. We first examined and compared pronuclear (PN) formation and cleavage rates of the produced embryos among the treatment groups. Our results demonstrated that PN formation rates (judged by two pronucleus [2PN]) and cleavage rates in ssIVF group (23.1% and 43.6%) were lower than those in the usIVF (71.1% and 71.6%), usICSI (73.1% and 92.8%) and ssICSI (75% and 79.1%) groups, respectively (P < 0.05). Moreover, the blastocyst formation rate in the ssIVF group was less than those in the usIVF, usICSI, and ssICSI groups (2.7% vs. 30.2%, 28.7% and 24.7%, respectively; P < 0.05). Importantly, we reported that the blastocyst formation rate in the ssICSI group was similar to that in the usICSI group, which indicated that ICSI can rescue the damage introduced to sperm by flow cytometry-mediated sex-sorting. Of note, we achieved a blastocyst formation rate in the ssICSI group to be comparable with the usIVF group. We then examined embryo quality by counting the number of normal and apoptotic cells in blastocysts. It was found that, despite the fact that blastocyst formation rate in the ssIVF group was significantly lower than those in the usIVF, usICSI and ssICSI groups, there was no difference in total and apoptotic cell numbers among these groups (P > 0.05). Finally, karyotyping analysis demonstrated that the proportion of female embryos in the ssICSI and ssIVF groups was 100%, whereas it was 58.8% and 57.8% in the usIVF and usICSI groups, respectively. In conclusion, ICSI with flow cytometry sorted bovine sperm provides an alternative approach to produce embryos with predetermined sex.
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- Hyun-Tae Jo
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Dairy Cattle Improvement Center, National Agricultural Cooperation Federation, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Sexing Biotech Inc., Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Sexing Biotech Inc., Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Integrated BioSystems, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea; Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea.
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Papi M, Brunelli R, Familiari G, Frassanito MC, Lamberti L, Maulucci G, Monaci M, Pappalettere C, Parasassi T, Relucenti M, Sylla L, Ursini F, De Spirito M. Whole-depth change in bovine zona pellucida biomechanics after fertilization: how relevant in hindering polyspermy? PLoS One 2012; 7:e45696. [PMID: 23049839 PMCID: PMC3458926 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Polyspermy is a common problem in bovine in vitro fertilization (IVF) and has a still unclear etiology. In this specie, after IVF, despite the lack of a biochemical post-fertilization hardening, the stiffness of the outer ZP layer is significantly increased. Therefore, polyspermy might be related to an incomplete or insufficient stiffening of the ZP. We obtained, by using atomic force spectroscopy in physiological conditions, a complete characterization of the biomechanical changes of the inner and outer ZP layers occurring during oocyte maturation/fertilization and correlated them to the ultrastructural changes observed by transmission electron microscopy using ruthenium red and saponin technique. In both the inner and outer ZP layers, stiffness decreased at maturation while, conversely, increased after fertilization. Contextually, at the nanoscale, during maturation both ZP layers displayed a fine filaments network whose length increased while thickness decreased. After fertilization, filaments partially recovered the immature features, appearing again shorter and thicker. Overall, the observed biomechanical modifications were substantiated by ultrastructural findings in the ZP filament mesh. In fertilized ZP, the calculated force necessary to displace ZP filaments resulted quite similar to that previously reported as generated by bovine sperm flagellum. Therefore, in bovine IVF biomechanical modifications of ZP appear ineffective in hindering sperm transit, highlighting the relevance of additional mechanisms operating in vivo.
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- Massimiliano Papi
- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologico-Ostetriche e Scienze Urologiche, Università di Roma Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Anatomiche, Istologiche, Medico-Legali e dell’Apparato locomotore, Università di Roma Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Gestionale, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Patologia, Diagnostica e Clinica Veterinaria, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Gestionale, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Anatomiche, Istologiche, Medico-Legali e dell’Apparato locomotore, Università di Roma Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Patologia, Diagnostica e Clinica Veterinaria, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Biologica, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
- Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura Giovanni Paolo II, Fisica Sanitaria, Campobasso, Italy
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Panzani D, Rota A, Crisci A, Kindahl H, Govoni N, Camillo F. Embryo quality and transcervical technique are not the limiting factors in donkey embryo transfer outcome. Theriogenology 2012; 77:563-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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PASHEN RL. Current developments in embryo transfer. Equine Vet J 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1985.tb04602.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chanson A, Nocera D, Senn A, De Grandi P, Germond M. Development of a well-defined medium for the in vitro maturation of immature bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes. J Assist Reprod Genet 2001; 18:97-105. [PMID: 11285988 PMCID: PMC3455556 DOI: 10.1023/a:1026534725483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Our purpose was to develop a well-defined medium for the in vitro maturation (IVM) of immature bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC). METHODS The COC were cultured in the presence of three protein supplementations: fetal bovine serum (FBS), bovine serum albumin, and Synthetic Serum Substitute. The embryos obtained after in vitro fertilization of IVM oocytes were cocultured with Vero cells and their development to the morula and blastocyst stages was studied. RESULTS When FBS was absent from the IVM medium, a significantly lower fertilization rate was observed, followed by a decrease in the percentage of embryos reaching the blastocyst stage. When FBS was replaced by a defined protein supplementation, the best results were obtained with Synthetic Serum Substitute. CONCLUSIONS Adequate protein supplementation of the IVM medium optimizes the fertilization rate and the development of bovine IVM oocytes. The implication of these results in the human field is discussed.
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- A Chanson
- Unit of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHUV, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole) is a DNA-specific probe which forms a fluorescent complex by attaching in the minor grove of A-T rich sequences of DNA. It also forms nonfluorescent intercalative complexes with double-stranded nucleic acids. The physicochemical properties of the dye and its complexes with nucleic acids and history of the development of this dye as a biological stain are described. The application of DAPI as a DNA-specific probe for flow cytometry, chromosome staining, DNA visualization and quantitation in histochemistry and biochemistry is reviewed. The mechanisms of DAPI-nucleic acid complex formation including minor groove binding, intercalation and condensation are discussed.
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- J Kapuscinski
- Department of Molecular Biology, Gdansk University, Poland
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Horan R, Powell R, Bird JM, Gannon F, Houghton JA. Effects of electropermeabilization on the association of foreign DNA with pig sperm. ARCHIVES OF ANDROLOGY 1992; 28:105-14. [PMID: 1520034 DOI: 10.3109/01485019208987687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of an electric pulse (electroporation/electropermeabilization) on the binding of foreign DNA molecules to porcine spermatozoa. We previously examined various parameters involved in the association of foreign DNA with sperm after a simple incubation procedure and now report the effects of electroporation on this association. Using end-labeled and random primer labeled lambda HindIII DNA fragments (23-0.125 kb), it was demonstrated that the DNA fragments interacted with the sperm after electroporation. These samples were then centrifuged and washed extensively to establish if any of the labeled DNA was associated with the spermatozoa. It was determined that approximately 10(8) molecules of DNA were associated with 1.5 x 10(7) mL-1 motile spermatozoa after five medium washes. After each wash, samples were withdrawn for gel analysis and scintillation counting. Gel analysis followed by autoradiography revealed the distinctive band pattern of lambda HindIII DNA associating with sperm. In situ visualization studies with biotin-labeled DNA revealed that approximately 75% of motile sperm carried DNA bound to the post-acrosomal region. However, the intensity of the binding varied, with some sperm being more strongly stained than others. Using [3H]dCTP-labeled DNA followed by light microscope autoradiography, approximately 70% of the sperm were strongly stained in the post-acrosomal region. There was a 5-10% increase in the amount of DNA bound by sperm when the samples were electroporated.
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- R Horan
- Department of Microbiology, University College, Galway, Ireland
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Wolfe DF, Riddell MG, Mysinger PW, Stringfellow DA, Carson RL, Garrett PD. A caudal flank approach for the collection of oviductal-stage bovine embryos. Theriogenology 1990; 34:167-74. [PMID: 16726827 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(90)90588-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/1989] [Accepted: 04/22/1990] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Oviductal-stage embryos were surgically collected from 27 superovulated adult cows of various breeds, ages, and parity. A total of 88 surgeries was performed via a caudal flank grid approach, with the animals in lateral recumbency and the reproductive tract irrigated with sterile glycerol solution prior to surgical closure. Eight cows were operated on twice and five cows were operated on three or more times. The maximum number of surgeries for a single cow was five. Successful ova collection was accomplished in each surgical attempt, and all cows submitted to this procedure subsequently became pregnant following return to the breeding herd. This technique provided greater exposure of the ovary, uterine tube, and uterine horn, with less adhesion formation than traditional ventral midline techniques.
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- D F Wolfe
- Department of Large Animal Surgery and Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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McEvoy TG, Sreenan JM. The efficiency of production, centrifugation, microinjection and transfer of one- and two-cell bovine ova in a gene transfer program. Theriogenology 1990; 33:819-28. [PMID: 16726778 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(90)90817-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/1989] [Accepted: 01/09/1990] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Forty crossbred beef heifers were superovulated with 2000 IU pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) and mated twice by natural service during estrus. Ovulations were counted and ova were recovered during mid-ventral laparotomy between 44 and 54 h after the onset of estrus. The overall donor ovulation rate (M+/-SEM) was 15.2+/-1.3. There was a positive association between ovulation rate and the number of ova recovered (P<0.001), and between ovulation rate and the incidence of ova advanced beyond the two-cell stage of development (P<0.05). When grouped on the basis of superovulation response, the numbers (M+/-SEM) of recovered one-cell, two-cell and more advanced ova were 3.7+/-0.7, 1.0+/-0.3 and 0.5+/-0.3, respectively, for donors with up to 15 ovulations. The corresponding numbers for donors with more than 15 ovulations were 7.2+/-1.8, 6.0+/-1.3 and 2.8+/-1.2, respectively. Following centrifugation, pronuclei were visible in 68% of one-cell ova, and nuclei were visible in 80% of two-cell ova. Approximately 20% of ova were destroyed during DNA microinjection. A total of 66 centrifuged and DNA-injected ova were transferred to the oviducts of 26 crossbred beef heifers, each receiving two, three or four ova. Echography at Day 55 confirmed that 14 (54%) heifers were pregnant with 26 (39%) fetuses. Eleven heifers were held to calve and produced 21 calves.
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- T G McEvoy
- Animal Reproduction Department Agriculture and Food Development Authority Belclare, Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland
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Huntress SL, Loskutoff NM, Raphael BL, Yee B, Bowsher TR, Putman JM, Kraemer DC. Pronucleus formation following in vitro fertilization of oocytes recovered from a gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) with unilateral endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the ovary. Am J Primatol 1989; 18:259-266. [DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1350180310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/1989] [Accepted: 05/09/1989] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Orido Y. Fertilization and oogenesis of the lung fluke, Paragonimus ohirai (Trematoda:Troglotrematidae). Int J Parasitol 1988; 18:973-80. [PMID: 3225118 DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(88)90180-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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McFarlane C, McFarlane JE. Sperm Penetration andin vitroFertilization of the Egg of the House CricketAcheta domesticus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1988. [DOI: 10.1080/01688170.1988.10510353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Petters RM, Lucy MC. Rhodamine 123 as a cytoplasmic stain for mammalian zygotes. Theriogenology 1987; 28:639-46. [PMID: 16726346 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(87)90280-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/1986] [Accepted: 08/05/1987] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A mitochondrion-specific fluorescent dye, rhodamine 123, stains the cytoplasm of ova from mice, rabbits, sheep, cattle and pigs. Mouse zygotes stained with rhodamine 123 are often observed with areas of negative stain where the pronuclei are located. However, such areas of negative staining are not observed in zygotes from rabbits, sheep or cattle. In vitro viability of mouse zygotes stained with rhodamine 123 is high if observed with fluorescent microscopy for 5 min or less. Observation for more than 5 min results in a significant effect on embryo developmental potential in vitro.
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- R M Petters
- Department of Animal Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, 27695-7621 USA
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Mckinnon A, Wheeler M, Camevale E, Squires E. Oocyte transfer in the mare: Preliminary observations. J Equine Vet Sci 1986. [DOI: 10.1016/s0737-0806(86)80004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Meinecke-Tillmann S. [Current status of biotechnology in animal breeding]. THE SCIENCE OF NATURE - NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 1985; 72:592-8. [PMID: 3866142 DOI: 10.1007/bf00365280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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On the basis of the embryo transfer new and developing biotechnologies including cryopreservation of embryos, sex predetermination and sex diagnosis (sexing), in vitro fertilization, cloning and production of chimaeras and of transgenic animals are discussed.
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Micromanipulation of sperm and ova has been suggested as a means to produce progeny of two sires instead of a sire and dam. Selection schemes taking advantage of this technology could produce genetic gains 1.5 to 2 times current gains. An optimum strategy both genetically and economically would be to breed 99% of the population to young sires and 1% to progeny-tested sires. The genetic pathway from sires to sons could become the only pathway affecting genetic gain; this would eliminate problems of cow evaluation and would give artificial insemination organizations more control over quality of young sires. Inbreeding would not be a problem, and few other technologies could offer superior rates of genetic gain.
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