Abortion in Cattle after Embryo Transfer

Embryo Transfer in Beef Cattle

Embryo transfer is a multi-step process that involves the production and collection of preimplantation embryos from genetically superior females (called donors) and the subsequent transfer of the harvested embryos into reproductively healthy females (called recipients) for the purpose of establishing pregnancies and producing live offspring. The first successful embryo transfer in mammals was p...

Embryo Transfer in Beef Cattle Research

The Comparison Between the Pregnancy Outcome after Easy Embryo Transfer and Difficult Embryo Transfer

Background: The role of embryo transfer (ET) in the success of in vitro fertilization/intra cytoplasmic sperm injection treatment is not well understood. In the present study we classified ET technique as difficult and easy types according to certain strict criteria, and compared the pregnancy outcome of the two ET types. Methods: This study was performed retrospectively on 295 infertile patien...

Cloning in cattle: from embryo splitting to somatic nuclear transfer.

The ability to obtain genetically identical offspring in cattle (clones) is useful for research and for potential applications to breeding schemes. Experimental possibilities for generating such animals have evolved considerably in the last two decades. Embryo splitting has become a relatively simple technique but is limited to twinning. Embryonic nuclear transfer has improved and is associated...

The risks of disease transmission by embryo transfer in cattle.

Guidelines for the safe international movement of livestock embryos are provided in the International Animal Health Code of the Office International des Epizooties, and recommendations for embryo processing, based on numerous research papers on embryo-pathogen interaction studies, are given in the Manual of the International Embryo Transfer Society. Risk assessment is the logical extension of t...