Preservation of female genetics is currently done primarily by means of oocyte and embryo
cryopreservation. The field has seen much progress during its four-decade history, progress …

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 …

Building on the successful structure of the first edition, the second edition of Reproductive
Technologies in Farm Animals has been totally updated and revised to provide an up to date …

Ethical and moral issues rule out the use of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in
chimera studies that would determine the full extent of their reprogrammed state, instead …

Numerous studies indicate that in vitro-produced bovine embryos do not survive
cryopreservation as well as those produced in vivo. Furthermore, embryos cultured in vitro in …

The development of embryo freezing technologies revolutionized cattle breeding. Since
then, advancements in cryobiology, cell biology, and domestic animal embryology have …

The susceptibility of in vitro matured (IVM) porcine oocytes to be fertilized in vitro after
vitrification was investigated. IVM oocytes were cryopreserved by solid surface vitrification …

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 …

Morulae and unhatched blastocysts from Large White hyperprolific (LWh) and Meishan (MS)
gilts were selected to test an ultrarapid open pulled straw (OPS) vitrification method with two …

As the oocyte is the starting point for a new life, artificial reproductive technology (ART)
techniques should not affect the (ultra) structural and functional integrity, or the …