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This is the final published version of a review that has been published in its final definitive form by Sau Paulo State University (UNESP), 2008.
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In cattle,assisted reproductive technologies (ART) can be defined as techniques that manipulate reproductive-related events and/or structures to achieve pregnancy with the final goal of producing healthy offspring in bovine females. The present review includes manipulation of female reproductive tract physiology, artificial insemination, multiple ovulation and embryo transfer, in vitro production of embryos, in vitro assisted fertilization, cloning, transgenesis, xenografting-germ cell transplantation, preimplantation genetic diagnosis and sperm sexing. This review shows that several ART are being currently applied commercially in the cattle industry with acceptable results. On the other hand, others have low efficiency in producing cattle offspring and are predominantly applied in experimental settings. Several of these ART can cause detrimental effects at the prenatal and postnatal period and therefore they need to be improved. However, even if thesebovine-related biotechnologies are properly improved, they might be more useful in the conservation of endangered ungulates, production of pharmaceuticals, or as experimental models for human reproduction.
Author(s): Velazquez MA
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences
Year: 2008
Volume: 10
Pages: 36-62
Online publication date: 26/03/2008
Acceptance date: 16/03/2008
ISSN (print): 1517-3011
ISSN (electronic): 1806-8774
Publisher: Sau Paulo State University (UNESP)
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5016/1806-8774.2008.v10p36
DOI: 10.5016/1806-8774.2008.v10p36
