In vitro embryo production (IVP) in cattle has gained worldwide interest in recent years, but
the efficiency of using IVP embryos for calf production is far from optimal. This review will …

BACKGROUND Since the birth of the first baby using IVF technology in 1978, over 10 million
children have been conceived via ART. Although most aspects of ARTs were developed in …

3000 new references added since the first editionGives information necessary to produce
embryos totally through in vitro techniques Shows commercial applications of embryo and …

Maternal and paternal obesity and type 2 diabetes are recognized risk factors for the
development of metabolic dysfunction in offspring, even when the offspring follow a healthful …

Although the large data sets combining birth and placental weights, maternal and postnatal
nutrition, and health records are sparse for food animals, many controlled studies have …

Contents In general, the majority of immature bovine oocytes fail to develop to the blastocyst
stage following maturation, fertilization and culture in vitro. The evidence suggests that while …

The use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) in modern cattle breeding is an
important tool for improving the production of dairy and beef cattle. A frequently employed …

The objective of this study was to examine the time during the postfertilization period that
gene expression patterns in in vitro-cultured bovine embryos diverge from those of their in …

Contents Despite major efforts directed at improving the yield of blastocysts from immature
oocytes in vitro, the quality of such blastocysts continually lags behind that of blastocysts …

Embryos generated with the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) can develop
overgrowth syndromes. In ruminants, the condition is referred to as large offspring syndrome …