Production of calves following nonsurgical transfer of fresh and refrigerated bovine demi-embryos

被引:3
作者
Bredbacka, P
Jaakma, U
Muursepp, I
机构
[1] Agric. Research Centre of Finland, Institute of Animal Production
[2] Estonian Agricultural University
[3] Finnish Animal Breeding Association, FIN-01301 Vantaa
来源
AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCE IN FINLAND | 1996年 / 5卷 / 05期
关键词
splitting; bisection; cold storage; embryo transfer; pregnancy rate;
D O I
10.23986/afsci.72764
中图分类号
S [农业科学];
学科分类号
09 ;
摘要
The viability of microblade-bisected Day-7 embryos transferred to recipients without zona pellucidae directly after splitting or after overnight storage at 4 degrees C was investigated in two experiments. In Experiment 1, 26 demi-embryos of excellent or good quality and two of fair quality were transferred to 28 heifer recipients 1-3 h after splitting. The transfers resulted in 20 pregnancies (71.4% pregnancy rate), and 19 calves were born (one pregnant heifer was slaughtered). Another 14 demi-embryos were cultured 1 to 3 h at room temperature, transported for 3 h at 8-10 degrees C and stored for 12 h in a refigerator at 4 degrees C. Twelve of the 14 demi-embryos were considered transferable after storage and nine of these were transferred to nine recipients, of which five became pregnant. Four live calves were born. In Experiment 2, 21 excellent or good quality demi-embryos were transferred into 21 heifer recipients to produce 12 pregnancies (57.1%) and 10 live calves. Another 19 demi-embryos (17 excellent to good quality and two fair quality) were transferred after storage for 1-2 h at 8 degrees C and 18 h at 4 degrees C. Five recipients became pregnant, of which four delivered live calves. It is concluded that a high pregnancy rate can be achieved after the transfer of fresh demi-embryos produced by a simple method of embryo bisection under farm conditions. Although the transfer of demi-embryos stored overnight at 4 degrees C results in decreased pregnancy rates, refrigeration of demiembryos may be useful in certain practical situations. However, further experiments are needed to determine the optimal conditions for overnight storage of demi-embryos.
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