Developmental Capabilities of Embryos Produced In Vitro from Prepubertal Lamb Oocytes

Reproduction in Domestic Animals - Tập 43 Số s2 - Trang 137-143 - 2008
KM Morton1
1The Camel Reproduction Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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ContentsBreeding from prepubertal females, known as juvenile in vitro embryo transfer (JIVET), reduces the generation interval and increases the rate of genetic gain in animal breeding programs. While the birth of the first lambs from prepubertal ewes occurred nearly 30 years ago; and there is considerable interest in the commercialization of this technology, its efficiency remains too low. The advent of in vitro production (IVP) of embryo resulted in the more widespread use of JIVET. Morphologic and metabolic differences coupled with reduced in vitro and in vivo development of oocytes derived from prepubertal animals have been reported. Research has been undertaken to optimize donor selection and hormone stimulation methods in an attempt to reduce the variability and increase the proportion of donors responding to hormone stimulation and increase oocyte developmental competence. Yet, this variation persists and the development of oocytes and embryos from prepubertal animals remains reduced when compared with adults. Recent improvements to JIVET, resulting from a modified hormone stimulation regime, have eliminated the failure of donors to respond to hormone stimulation, and increased both the number and developmental competence of oocytes harvested from very young prepubertal lambs. This increased efficiency has facilitated the incorporation of other reproductive technologies such as sperm sexing with JIVET, resulting in the birth of lambs of a pre‐determined sex from prepubertal lambs. Increased rates of genetic gain in sheep breeding programs can be achieved by combining sexed sperm with oocytes obtained from lambs as young as 3–4 weeks of age. Continued increases in the efficiency of JIVET resulting from further improvements to hormone stimulation regimes and an increased understanding of the differences between oocytes from adult and prepubertal animals will result in the commercialization of this technology.

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Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Tập 43 Số s2

137-143

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