Effect of donor stimulation, frozen semen and heparin treatment on the efficiency of in vitro embryo production in goats

• Published in: Theriogenology Vol. 62; no. 3-4; pp. 576 - 586
• Main Authors: Kątska-Książkiewicz, Lucyna, Ryńska, Bożenna, Gajda, Barbara, Smorąg, Zdzisław
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2004
• Subjects: Animals; Blastocyst - physiology; capacitation; cell cleavage; Coculture Techniques; Cryopreservation - veterinary; Culture Techniques; embryo transfer; Embryo Transfer - veterinary; Embryo, Mammalian - physiology; embryogenesis; Estrus - blood; Female; Fertilization in Vitro - veterinary; Follicle Stimulating Hormone - administration & dosage; follicle-stimulating hormone; Fresh and frozen–thawed sperm; frozen-thawed semen; Goat; goats; Goats - embryology; heparin; Heparin - pharmacology; in vitro culture; in vitro fertilization; IVC; IVF; IVM; kidding rate; Male; Microscopy, Fluorescence; Offspring; oocytes; Poland; Pregnancy; pregnancy rate; semen; Semen Preservation - veterinary; Sperm Capacitation - drug effects; spermatozoa; superovulation; Poland; IVF; IVM; Offspring; Goat; Fresh and frozen–thawed sperm; IVC

Investigations on in vitro embryo production in goats in comparison with other domestic species, especially cattle, have been the subject of few reports despite their usefulness for both basic research and commercial application. The objectives of this study were to compare the efficiency of IVP in...