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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Practical applications of new research information in the practice of bovine embryo transfer

C. R. Looney A B and J. H. Pryor A
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A Ovagenix, Bryan, TX 77805, USA.

B Corresponding author. Email: charles@ovagenix.com

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 22(1) 145-150 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD09223
Published: 8 December 2009

Abstract

For more than 40 years, practitioners have sought to improve all aspects of commercial bovine embryo transfer. The development of new technologies for this industry has been substantial, with recent focus on cryopreservation techniques and the in vitro production of embryos fertilised with sexed spermatozoa. When these and other new technologies are developed, the following questions remain: (1) is said technology regulated or does it require licensing; and (2) is it applicable and, if so, is it financially feasible? Computer access to published research and the advancement of data software programs conducive to the industry for data procurement have been essential for helping practitioners answer these questions by enhancing their ability to analyse and apply data. The focus of the present paper is to aid commercial embryo transfer practitioners in determining new technologies that are available and whether they can be implemented effectively, benefiting their programs.

Additional keywords: in vitro embryo production, in vitro fertilisation, IVP, sexed semen, vitrification.


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