Effect of transporting donor or recipient does and their embryos on the outcome of fresh embryo transfer in Boer goats

Autor: Song Hua, Xiao-E Zhao, Fusheng Quan, Yong Zhang, Min Wan, Zhiping Zhang, Zhixing An
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Small Ruminant Research. 88:1-5
ISSN: 0921-4488
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.10.015
Popis: Between-farm embryo transfer of livestock animals can potentially increase the spread of quality genetic material. However, the transporting of donor or recipient animals or their embryos has become a practical problem. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of transporting donor and recipient does and their embryos between various farms on inter-farm fresh embryo transfer in Boer goats. Results indicate the transportation of donor does within 4 h before embryo collection not to have a significant effect on embryo recovery number, embryo survival rate and the subsequent pregnancy in recipient does. Also, the transportation of embryos at 36.5–38 °C within 2 h before embryo transfer did not significantly affect the embryo survival rate and subsequent pregnancy rate, but the transportation of embryos at 20 °C resulted in a significant (P
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