There has been an improvement in the blastocyst rates achieved following in-vitro embryo
production that can largely be attributed to improved embryo culture conditions based on an …

Many factors affect development of mammalian preimplantation embryos in vitro. It is well
known that in vitro development of bovine embryos is highly affected by culture condition …

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of bovine oocyte maturation, fertilization or
culture in vivo or in vitro on the proportion of oocytes reaching the blastocyst stage, and on …

This review uses nutritional markers of normal and impaired development to address the
question; what makes a viable mammalian preimplantation embryo? Resolution of this …

The large offspring syndrome (LOS) is observed in bovine and ovine offspring following
transfer of in vitro-produced (IVP) or cloned embryos and is characterized by a multitude of …

Reproductive efficiency in high yielding dairy cows has decreased over the past 50 years,
despite significant gains in genetic selection for increased milk output. One possible reason …

Contents In general, the majority of immature bovine oocytes fail to develop to the blastocyst
stage following maturation, fertilization and culture in vitro. The evidence suggests that while …

Cryopreservation describes techniques that permit freezing and subsequent warming of
biological samples without loss of viability. The application of cryopreservation in assisted …

Objective To determine the composition of commercially available culture media and test
whether differences in composition are biologically relevant in a murine model. Design …

Contents Despite major efforts directed at improving the yield of blastocysts from immature
oocytes in vitro, the quality of such blastocysts continually lags behind that of blastocysts …