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Embryo transfer as a method to eliminate pathogenic agents in a rabbit colony
Ectors, Fabien; Delfosse, Henri; De Weder, L. et al.
2002In Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift, 71, p. 334-339
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Keywords :
rabbit; embryo transfer; sanitization
Abstract :
[en] To regain the SPF status of a contaminated but genetically valuable rabbit breeding unit, embryos from the contaminated does were transferred into SPF recipient females. Embryos were collected on day 3 of gestation by flushing uterine horns. All usable embryos were frozen, part of them were not transferred and kept in liquid nitrogen forming a stock of highly valuable genotypes. Thirty-two stimulated does produced 893 embryos, among which 821 (92%) had an intact zona pellucida and were cryopreserved. From this stock, 478 embryos were thawed, 466 were recovered (97.5%) and 417 were of good quality (87.2%). In 30 does, 10 to 18 embryos were surgically transferred per recipient doe and 24.9% (104/417) of them developed to term after transfer. This corresponds to an average number of 3.47 (104/30) live newborns per recipient. Health screenings performed on sanitized rabbits confirmed the disappearance of pathogenic agents.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Ectors, Fabien  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA-Management : Plate-forme transgénique
Delfosse, Henri
De Weder, L.
Zwaenepoel, Patrick
Delahaut, Philippe
Language :
English
Title :
Embryo transfer as a method to eliminate pathogenic agents in a rabbit colony
Publication date :
2002
Journal title :
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift
ISSN :
0303-9021
Volume :
71
Pages :
334-339
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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