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The 5 day comprehensive embryo transfer
school teaches the student: superovulation techniques, estrus synchronization methods,
collection, recognition, manipulation, classification, freezing, thawing and transfer of
embryos. Shorter courses are also given on selected parts of the main school. Key Benefits
- To produce more calves from a valuable
cow. Donors average between 4 to 6 useable embryos per flush
(range 0 to 52 in our experience). The average donor can be
superovulated successfully about 6 times per year although there
is considerable variation between donors. Pregnancy rates should
average 65% in beef, and 75% in dairy cattle.
- Circumvention of some types of
infertility can be accomplished using embryo transfer techniques.
- More calves are produced per dose of
semen. Two doses of semen are sufficient per superovulation, which
will produce an average of 3.5 calves from fertile donors. For
instance, 0.5 doses of semen compared to 2 doses of semen per calf
under normal breeding practices.
- Prevent disease transmission
- Research tool
- Embryos are a safe and efficient method
of exporting and importing genetic material.
- Testing for undesirable recessive traits
in the dam.
- To obtain bull calves from top cows for
young sire programs which identify the best bulls.
- Changing from grade cattle to pure-bred animals is less expensive using embryo transfer
than buying pure-bred cattle.
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