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Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction

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The Role of Biotechnology in Improvement of Livestock

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Biotechnology has great impact on breed improvement, reproductive rate, and animal production. The most common reproductive applications that are integrated with biotechnology are artificial insemination (AI), semen preservation, fertilization capacity of sperms, sperm sexing, synchronization and fixed-time insemination, superovulation, embryo transfer (ET), and in vitro embryo production (IVEP).

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Jhang Sub-Campus, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

    Ahmad Yar Qamar

  2. Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Jhang Sub-Campus, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

    Aman Ullah Khan

  3. National Veterinary Laboratory, Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Aatka Jamil & Muhammad Abubakar

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  2. Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

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  3. Veterinary Faculty, Kirikkale University, Yahsihan, Turkey

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Qamar, A.Y., Khan, A.U., Jamil, A., Abubakar, M. (2015). Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction. In: Abubakar, M., Saeed, A., Kul, O. (eds) The Role of Biotechnology in Improvement of Livestock. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46789-3_1

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