Sjunnesson, Ylva
(2020).
In vitro fertilisation in domestic mammals - a brief overview.
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 125
, 68-76
[Article Review/Survey]
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Abstract
Many factors influence the final oocyte maturation, fertilisation, and early embryo development, and there are both similarities and differences between species. When comparing the advancement of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), the development in the bovine species is not far behind the medical front, with around one million in vitro-produced bovine embryos each year. This rate of progress is not seen in the other domestic species. This review aims to give an overview of the development and specific difficulties of in vitro embryo production in various domestic animal species, with the main focus on cows, pigs, and cats. In production animals, the aim of ARTs is commonly to increase the genetic progress, not to treat reproductive failure. The ARTs are also used for preservation of genetic diversity for the future. However, specifically for oocyte maturation, fertilisation, and early embryonic development, domestic mammals such as the cow and pig can be used as models for humans. This is particularly attractive from an animal welfare point of view since bovine and porcine oocytes are available in large numbers from discarded slaughterhouse material, thereby decreasing the need for research animals. Both for researchers on the animal and human medical fronts, we aim for the development of in vitro production systems that will produce embryos and offspring that are no different from those conceived and developed in vivo. Species-comparative research and development can provide us with crucial knowledge to achieve this aim and hopefully help us avoid unnecessary problems in the future.
Authors/Creators: | Sjunnesson, Ylva | ||||||
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Title: | In vitro fertilisation in domestic mammals - a brief overview | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2020 | ||||||
Volume: | 125 | ||||||
Page range: | 68-76 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 9 | ||||||
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||
ISSN: | 0300-9734 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Article Review/Survey | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 402 Animal and Dairy Science > Animal and Dairy Science. | ||||||
Keywords: | Embryo, in vitro maturation, in vitro production, oocyte, species comparison | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-103361 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-103361 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 17245 | ||||||
Faculty: | VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | ||||||
Department: | (VH) > Dept. of Clinical Sciences | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 10 Jul 2020 10:41 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2021 19:46 |
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