The predictable answer to the provocative question of whether programmable freezers are
still needed in the embryo laboratory is an even more provocative 'no'. However, such a …

Contents Recent advances in new technologies to produce cloned and genetically modified
pigs involve manipulating oocytes and/or embryos in vitro. Although a great deal of progress …

In the last few decades, farm animal genetic diversity has rapidly declined, mainly due to
changing market demands and intensification of agriculture. But, since the removal of single …

Cryopreservation of normal, lipid-containing porcine oocytes has had limited practical
success. This study used solid surface vitrification (SSV) of immature germinal vesicle (GV) …

Commercial embryo transfer (ET) has unprecedented productive and economic implications
for the pig sector. However, pig ET has been considered utopian for decades mainly …

Surgical procedures are prevalent in porcine embryo transfer (ET) programs, where the use
of vitrified embryos is quasi non-existent. This study compared the effectiveness of surgical …

Porcine embryo transfer (ET) technology has been in demand for decades because of its
potential to provide considerable improvements in pig production with important sanitary …

This study was designed to investigate the impact of vitrification on the transcriptome profile
of blastocysts using a porcine (Sus scrofa) model and a microarray approach. Blastocysts …

Cryopreservation of embryos is important for long-distance embryo transfer and
conservation of genetic resources. Porcine research is important for animal husbandry and …

The Superfine Open Pulled Straw (SOPS) system is the most commonly used method for
vitrification of pig embryos. However, this system only allows the vitrification of four to seven …