In vitro embryo production in the cow: An effective alternative to the conventional embryo production approach

Theriogenology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-70

  Bousquet, D ^a   Twagiramungu, H ^a   Morin, N ^a   Brisson, C ^a   Carboneau, G ^a   Durocher, J ^a  

^a L'Alliance Boviteq Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Pregnancy; Sexing

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MORULA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DONATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEX DETERMINATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 0032926229     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00231-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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