Reproductive biotechniques in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis): Status, prospects and challenges

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-510

  Singh, B ^a   Chauhan, M S ^b   Singla, S K ^b   Gautam, S K ^c   Verma, V ^d   Manik, R S ^b   Singh, A K ^b   Sodhi, M ^e   Mukesh, M ^e  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Embryo biotechnology; Genomics applications

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; BUBALUS BUBALIS; BUFFALO; CLONING; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENOME; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSGENICS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BUFFALOES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENOMICS; MALE; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; SEX PRESELECTION;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 65149083566     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08172     Document Type: Review

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