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2018
Volume 21
Issue 3/volume21
Topic:
Animal Husbandry
ELECTRONIC
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AGRICULTURAL
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Brüssow K. , Rátky J. , Antosik P. , Kempisty B. , Ja¶kowski J. 2018. EMBRYO TRANSFER IN SWINE – AN INDISPENSABLE KEY FOR THE APPLICATION OF REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES
DOI:10.30825/5.ejpau.78.2018.21.3, EJPAU 21(3/volume21), #03.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume21/issue3/volume21/abs-03.html

EMBRYO TRANSFER IN SWINE – AN INDISPENSABLE KEY FOR THE APPLICATION OF REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES
DOI:10.30825/5.EJPAU.78.2018.21.3

Klaus-Peter Brüssow1, Jozsef Rátky2, Paweł Antosik1, Bartosz Kempisty3, Jędrzej Maria Ja¶kowski1
1 Centre of Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
2 Department and Clinic of Reproduction, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
3 Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

 

ABSTRACT

This paper gives an overview on present stage and application of embryo transfer in swine (ETS). The work steps of selection and stimulation of donor pigs, embryo collection techniques, embryo handling, selection and stimulation of recipient pigs as well as embryo transfer methods are shortly described. Further, factors affecting the application of ETS today and fields of current and future use in pig production and research are named. Hopeful benefits of ETS will be the international exchange of porcine embryos of value breeds instead of live animals, the production of piglets for xenotransplantation and probably the conservation of endangered pig breeds. However, the prospective application of ETS will not become the same significance compared to embryo transfer in other livestock species.

Key words: embryo transfer, pig, practical application.

Klaus-Peter Brüssow
Centre of Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
87-100 Toruń
Poland
email: prof.bruessow@gmail.com

Jozsef Rátky
Department and Clinic of Reproduction, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
1400 Budapest
Hungary
email: jozsef.ratky@gmail.com

Paweł Antosik
Centre of Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
87-100 Toruń
Poland
email: pantosik@umk.pl

Bartosz Kempisty
Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
60-781 Poznań
Poland
email: bkempisty@ump.edu.pl

Jędrzej Maria Ja¶kowski
Centre of Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
87-100 Toruń
Poland
email: jedrzej.jaskowski@gmail.com

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