Superovulation and embryo transfer in Wagyu donors and cross-bred recipients

A retrospective analysis of reproductive performance

Authors

  • G. C. Gomes Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences - College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • D. O. Rae Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences - College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32608
  • J. Block Department of Animal Sciences - College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611
  • C. A. Risco Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences - College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32608

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20173360

Keywords:

embryo transfer, genetic progress, cattle breed, Wagyu

Abstract

Embryo Transfer (ET) is a technology applied to accelerate the genetic progress of herds. Research on bovine ET has mainly focused on a few popular breeds, but the extrapolation of those results to less explored breeds might be questionable. The objective of this study was to determine the main factors associated with embryo production in Wagyu embryo donor cows and gestation performance in cross-bred embryo recipients through retrospective data analysis.

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Published

2017-09-14

Issue

2017

Section

Research Summaries