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EMBRYO COLLECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Animal Breeding
CONT

Although embryo recovery through a flank incision under local anesthesia has been attempted, collection rates are lower ...

OBS

A technique for the non-surgical recovery of eggs from the donor cow ... involves the use of a 2- or 3-way catheter [through which] fluid is flushed into the [uterine] horn.

OBS

For simplicity, the term "embryo" has been used synonymously with the terms "fertilized egg", "fertilized ovum", "morula", ...

Key term(s)
  • egg harvesting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Amélioration génétique des animaux
CONT

Récolte des embryons: [...] Le principe de [la méthode dite cervicale] consiste à rincer les cornes utérines à l'aide d'un milieu liquide spécial injecté et récupéré par l'intermédiaire d'une sonde mise en place par le col de l'utérus.

OBS

Récolte des embryons: [...] Pendant longtemps la méthode chirurgicale a été la seule méthode utilisée [...] Elle n'est pratiquement plus employée depuis [1978].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción de animales
  • Mejoramiento genético de animales
OBS

recolección de embriones: Término proveniente del Código Zoosanitario Internacional, 2002.

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