Efficacy of in vitro embryo transfer in lactating dairy cows using fresh or vitrified embryos produced in a novel embryo culture medium1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5234-5242

  Block, J ^a,b   Bonilla, L ^a   Hansen, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Ovatech LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryo transfer; Fertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649357259     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3443     Document Type: Article

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