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Srirattana K, Hufana‐Duran D, Atabay EP, Duran PG, Atabay EC, Lu K, Liang Y, Chaikhun‐Marcou T, Theerakittayakorn K, Parnpai R. Current status of assisted reproductive technologies in buffaloes. Anim Sci J 2022; 93:e13767. [PMID: 36123790 PMCID: PMC9787342 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Buffaloes are raised by small farm holders primarily as source of draft power owing to its resistance to hot climate, disease, and stress conditions. Over the years, transformation of these animals from draft to dairy was deliberately carried out through genetic improvement program leading to the development of buffalo-based enterprises. Buffalo production is now getting more attention and interest from buffalo raisers due to its socioeconomic impact as well as its contribution to propelling the livestock industry in many developing countries. Reproduction of buffaloes, however, is confronted with huge challenge and concern as being generally less efficient to reproduce compared with cattle due to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as poor estrus manifestation, silent heat, marked seasonal infertility, postpartum anestrus, long calving interval, delayed puberty, inherently low number of primordial follicles in their ovaries, high incidence of atresia, and apoptosis. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) are major interventions for the efficient utilization of follicle reserve in buffaloes. The present review focuses on estrus and ovulation synchronization for fixed time artificial insemination, in vitro embryo production, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos, somatic cell nuclear transfer, the factors affecting utilization in various ARTs, and future perspectives in buffaloes.
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- Kanokwan Srirattana
- Embryo Technology and Stem Cell Research Center, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural TechnologySuranaree University of TechnologyNakhon RatchasimaThailand
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- Reproduction and Physiology SectionDepartment of Agriculture‐Philippine Carabao CenterScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines,Department of Animal ScienceCentral Luzon State UniversityScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Reproduction and Physiology SectionDepartment of Agriculture‐Philippine Carabao CenterScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Reproduction and Physiology SectionDepartment of Agriculture‐Philippine Carabao CenterScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines,Department of Animal ScienceCentral Luzon State UniversityScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Reproduction and Physiology SectionDepartment of Agriculture‐Philippine Carabao CenterScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines,Department of Animal ScienceCentral Luzon State UniversityScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Animal Reproduction InstituteGuangxi UniversityNanningGuangxiChina
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- Department of Reproductive MedicineLiuzhou General HospitalLiuzhouGuangxiChina
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- Obstetrics Gynecology Andrology and Animal Biotechnology Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineMahanakorn University of TechnologyBangkokThailand
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- Embryo Technology and Stem Cell Research Center, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural TechnologySuranaree University of TechnologyNakhon RatchasimaThailand
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- Embryo Technology and Stem Cell Research Center, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural TechnologySuranaree University of TechnologyNakhon RatchasimaThailand
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Gupta P, Johnson P, Kaushik K, Krishna K, Nandi S, Mondal S, Nikhil Kumar Tej J, Somoskoi B, Cseh S. Effect of retinol as antioxidant on the post-thaw viability and the expression of apoptosis and developmental competence-related genes of vitrified preantral follicles in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Reprod Domest Anim 2021; 56:1446-1455. [PMID: 34449946 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The present study evaluated the effect of supplementation of retinol in the vitrification solution on the viability, apoptosis and development-related gene expression in vitrified buffalo preantral follicles. Preantral follicles isolated from cortical slices of ovaries were randomly assigned into three groups: Group1-Control fresh preantral follicles; Group 2-Vitrification treatment (Vitrification solution 1 (VS1) -TCM-199 + 25 mM HEPES + Foetal bovine serum (FBS) 10%, Ethylene glycol (EG): 10%, Dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO): 10%, Sucrose-0.3 M for 4 min; VS2- TCM-199 + 25 mM HEPES + FBS10%, EG:25%, DMSO: 25%, Sucrose:0.3 M for 45 s); Group3-vitrification treatment +5 μM of Retinol. Preantral follicles were placed in corresponding vitrification medium and plunged into liquid nitrogen (-196°C). After a week, the follicles were thawed and analysed for follicular viability and gene expression. There was no significant difference in the viability rates among the Group 1(Fresh preantral follicles) (91.46 ± 2.39%), Group 2 (89.59 ± 2.46%) and Group 3 (87.19 ± 4.05%). There was a significantly (p < .05) higher mRNA expression of BCL2L1, GDF-9 and BMP-15 in the vitrification + retinol group compared with the control group. There was a significantly (p < .05) higher expression of Caspase-3 and Annexin-5 in the vitrification group and Vitrification + retinol group compared with control group of follicles. It is concluded that the supplementation of 5 μM of Retinol in Vitrification solution was an efficient vitrification procedure for the vitrification of buffalo preantral follicles.
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- Psp Gupta
- ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- Department and Clinic of Obstetrics & Reproduction, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department and Clinic of Obstetrics & Reproduction, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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Saliba WP, Gimenes LU, Drumond RM, Bayão HXS, Di Palo R, Gasparrini B, Rubessa M, Baruselli PS, Sales JNS, Bastianetto E, Leite RC, Alvim MTT. "Which Factors Affect Pregnancy Until Calving and Pregnancy Loss in Buffalo Recipients of in vitro Produced Embryos?". Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:577775. [PMID: 33344525 PMCID: PMC7738327 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.577775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In vitro embryo production and embryo transfer (ET) in buffaloes has been developed for decades. However, most studies are focused on the donor or laboratory improvements, and there is a lack of reports regarding the recipients. Therefore, our aim was to investigate factors associated to pregnancy (P/ET), pregnancy loss (PL), and calving rates in buffalo recipients. The studied factors were season, recipient parity, the synchronization protocol, the CL diameter, asynchrony between the embryo and the recipient, the day of the recipient estrous cycle, the embryo (fresh vs. vitrified), the day of embryo development, and the embryo stage. These retrospective data, from a program of in vitro produced embryos, were analyzed by logistic regression, and the odds ratio was also estimated. Two factors were related to P/ET and the calving rate: (1) progesterone associated to estradiol plus eCG protocol for fixed time ET tended to affect positively P/ET on day 30 (41.9 vs. 36.1%, respectively; P = 0.07; AOR = 1.28) and P/ET on day 60 (37.8 vs. 36.1%, respectively; P = 0.09; AOR = 1.08) compared to the Ovsynch protocol; and (2) the CL diameter (≥14.5 mm) at transfer increased P/ET on day 30 (47.4 vs. 32.5%; P < 0.01; AOR = 1.87) and on day 60 (45.3 vs. 27.7%; P < 0.01; AOR = 2.16), and also the calving rate (37.9 vs. 21.7%; P < 0.01; AOR = 2.20). PL was greater when ET was done in the nonbreeding season compared to the breeding season (PL 30-60: 12.8 vs. 0.0%, P = 0.01; AOR > 999.99; PL 60-calving: 26.8 vs. 3.6%, P = 0.03; AOR = 9.90; and PL 30-calving: 36.2 vs. 3.6%, P = 0.01; AOR = 15.30). In conclusion, the data of our study indicated that the synchronization protocol, the CL diameter, and ET during the breeding season impacted the reproductive efficiency of buffalo recipients.
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- Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Moussa M, Yang CY, Zheng HY, Li MQ, Yu NQ, Yan SF, Huang JX, Shang JH. Vitrification alters cell adhesion related genes in pre-implantation buffalo embryos: Protective role of β-mercaptoethanol. Theriogenology 2019; 125:317-323. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Gad A, Abu Hamed S, Khalifa M, Amin A, El-Sayed A, Swiefy SA, El-Assal S. Retinoic acid improves maturation rate and upregulates the expression of antioxidant-related genes in in vitro matured buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis) oocytes. Int J Vet Sci Med 2018; 6:279-285. [PMID: 30564610 PMCID: PMC6286416 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijvsm.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Retinoic acid, vitamin A metabolite, plays a role in oocyte development and maturation in different ways including gene expression alteration and/or prohibiting oxidative stress. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of 9-cis-retinoic acid (9-cisRA) on the quality and maturation rate of buffalo oocytes. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs, n = 460) were collected from ovaries of slaughtered buffalos. Varying concentrations of 9-cisRA (0, 5, 50, and 200 nM) were added to the maturation medium, and the following parameters were analyzed: (i) maturation and cleavage rates, (ii) mitochondrial activity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, (iii) expression level of antioxidant-related genes (PRDX1, SOD1, CAT, HOMX1, and GPX4) using RT-qPCR. Maturation rate was significantly improved in 5 nM 9-cisRA oocyte group (95.8%, P < .05) compared to control and other treatment groups (86.7% in control group). The same oocyte group exhibited significantly higher mitochondrial membrane potential activity and lower ROS accumulation level compared to other treatment groups. Antioxidant-related genes were up-regulated in oocytes matured with 5 or 50 nM 9-cisRA compared to control and 200 nM 9-cisRA groups. In contrast, 200 nM of 9-cisRA showed a clear down-regulation for antioxidant-related genes except for PRDX1. In conclusion, supplementation of 9-cisRA with a lower concentration (5 nM) to the buffalo oocytes maturation media promotes maturation rate through a protection mechanism that maintains adequate levels of antioxidant-related transcripts and improves mitochondrial activity. However, 9-cisRA has no significant effect on the cleavage rate of the treated oocytes.
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- Ahmed Gad
- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- Cairo University Research Park (CURP), Faculty of Agriculture, Giza, Egypt
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Cairo University Research Park (CURP), Faculty of Agriculture, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- Cairo University Research Park (CURP), Faculty of Agriculture, Giza, Egypt
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Differences in developmental competence and gene expression profiles between buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) preimplantation embryos cultured in three different embryo culture media. Cytotechnology 2016; 68:1973-86. [PMID: 27481470 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-016-0010-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The objective of this study was to compare effects of in vitro culture systems on embryonic development and expression patterns of developmentally important genes in preimplantation buffalo embryos. After IVM/IVF presumptive zygotes were cultured in one of three systems: undefined TCM-199, mCR2aa medium supplemented with 10 % FBS and defined PVA-myo-inositol-phosphate-EGF medium. No (P > 0.05) differences at 2-cell, 4-cell and 8-cell to 16- cell stages were observed among the three cultured media used, however, increased (P < 0.05) blastocyst yield, cell number and hatching rate were found in defined medium compared to undefined media. The expression patterns of genes implicated in embryo metabolism (GLUT-1), anti-apoptosis (BCL-2), imprinting (IGF-2R), DNA methylation (DNMT-3A) and maternal recognition of pregnancy (IFNT) were increased (P < 0.05) in hatched blastocysts derived from defined medium compared to undefined media. In conclusion, serum-free, defined medium improved developmental competence of in vitro cultured buffalo embryos. Whether these differences in morphological development and gene expression have long-term effects on buffalo calves born after embryo transfer remains unknown. However, it is possible that early adaptations of the preimplantation embryo to its environment persist during fetal and post-natal development.
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Chandra V, Kumar GS, Sharma GT. Temporal expression pattern of insulin-like growth factors (IGF-1 and IGF-2) ligands and their receptors (IGF-1R and IGF-2R) in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos produced in vitro. Livest Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The domestic buffalo is an indispensable livestock resource to millions of smallholder farmers in developing countries, particularly in Asia. Although its reproductive biology is basically similar to that of cattle, there are important differences and unique characteristics that need to be considered in order to apply modern reproductive technologies to improve its productivity. Under most smallholder production systems, the reproductive efficiency of buffalo is compromised by factors related to climate, management, nutrition and diseases. However, when managed and fed properly, buffalo can have good fertility and provide milk, calves and draught power over a long productive life. The basic technical problems associated with artificial insemination in buffalo were largely overcome two decades ago, but the technology has not had the expected impact in some developing countries, because largely of infrastructural and logistic problems. Approaches involving the use of hormones for treating anoestrus and for synchronizing oestrus have had varying rates of success, depending on the protocols used and the incidence of underlying problems that cause infertility. Embryo technologies such as multiple ovulation embryo transfer, in vitro embryo production, cryopreservation and cloning are being intensively studied but have had far lower success rates than in cattle. Improving the productivity of buffalo requires an understanding of their potential and limitations under each farming system, development of simple intervention strategies to ameliorate deficiencies in management, nutrition and healthcare, followed by judicious application of reproductive technologies that are sustainable with the resources available to buffalo farmers.
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- B M A O Perera
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
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Singhal S, Prasad S, Singh B, Prasad JK, Gupta HP. Effect of including growth factors and antioxidants in maturation medium used for in vitro culture of buffalo oocytes recovered in vivo. Anim Reprod Sci 2008; 113:44-50. [PMID: 18620823 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.05.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2008] [Revised: 05/17/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This study examined the effect of including one of two growth factors (100 ng/ml IGF-1 or 20 ng/ml EGF) in combination with one of two antioxidants (50 microM cysteamine or 50 microM beta-mercaptoethanol) in maturation, fertilization and subsequent development of buffalo oocytes. The oocytes were recovered by in vivo ovum pick-up technique from six Murrah buffalo heifers twice a week over a period of 16 weeks. Immediately after ovum pick-up oocytes recovered from six donors were allocated randomly to five different maturation treatments. The control treatment was the basic maturation medium (MM; TCM-199 supplemented with 10% FBS, 10 IU/ml LH, 0.5 microg/ml FSH, 1 microg/ml estradiol-17beta and 50 microg/ml gentamicin). The other four treatments consisted of the control maturation medium (MM) plus one combination of a growth factor and an antioxidant viz. IGF-1+cysteamine; IGF-1+beta-ME; EGF+cysteamine or EGF+beta-ME. The total number of oocytes assigned to each maturation treatment ranged from 31 to 66. After maturation in different maturation medium, media used for in vitro fertilization and subsequent development of embryo was same for all groups. Data were analysed using Chi-square test. The maturation rate observed for the growth factor plus antioxidant treatments was similar to that for the control (90.4%). The highest cleavage rate recorded in the IGF-1+cysteamine treatment (71.9%) which was significantly higher (P<0.05) than the IGF-1+beta-ME (45.2%) and EGF+beta-ME (46.4%) treatments, but not significantly differ from the control (63.8%) and EGF+cysteamine treatment (60.7%). The proportion of cleaved oocytes those developed to blastocyst stage was significantly higher in the IGF-1+cysteamine treatment (52.2%; P<0.05) than in the control (23.3%), the EGF+cysteamine (13.5%) or the EGF+beta-ME (7.7%) treatments, but did not differ significantly from the IGF-1+beta-ME (28.6%) treatment. Following non-surgical transfer of 15 embryos to 14 synchronized recipients, four became pregnant and only one recipient sustained the pregnancy as long as 4.5 months when spontaneous abortion occurred. It was concluded that supplementing the maturation medium with IGF-1+cysteamine improved the production of buffalo embryos significantly in vitro culture.
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- Sumit Singhal
- Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar 263145, Uttarakhand, India
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