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Advances in Embryo Production in Buffaloes: In Vivo Versus In Vitro Procedures

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Biotechnological Applications in Buffalo Research

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The popularity of buffalo is increasing day by day due to its better quality of milk, meat, and powerful body structure. These characteristics make this species an economically important animal. Maximum diffusion of genetically superior dams and sires can be possible by using reproductive biotechniques. Given the low rate of obtaining embryos by MOET (multiple ovulation and embryo transfer), the combination of ovum pickup (OPU) with in vitro embryos production (IVEP) in buffalo is the best alternative for the genetic improvement of the herd and to increase the productive indices. The OPU-IVEP in buffalo reached the commercial stage through continuous scientific efforts but the cost of production is still high. In this chapter, we discuss the advances in the production of in vivo and in vitro buffalo embryos.

Otávio Mitio Ohashi was deceased at the time of publication.

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  1. Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil

    Otávio Mitio Ohashi

  2. Laboratory of Physiology and Control of Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Brazil

    Satish Kumar, Vicente José de Figueirêdo Freitas & William Gomes Vale

  3. Amazonian Federal Rural University (UFRA), Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Belém, Brazil

    Sebastião T. Rolim Filho & Haroldo F. L. Ribeiro

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Ohashi, O.M., Kumar, S., Rolim Filho, S.T., Ribeiro, H.F.L., Freitas, V.J.d.F., Vale, W.G. (2022). Advances in Embryo Production in Buffaloes: In Vivo Versus In Vitro Procedures. In: Chauhan, M.S., Selokar, N. (eds) Biotechnological Applications in Buffalo Research. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7531-7_14

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