Le clonage par transfert de noyau dans l'espèce bovine

A all in vitro cloning technique was developed in wich embryos from the first cycle nuclear transfer (cloning) were used as blastomere donor for the second cycle nuclear transfer (re-cloning). Such method permitted to produce 14,5% of morulae and 14,9% of blastocysts after the first and second cycle of nuclear transfer, respectively. The rates of birth obtained after transfer of such embryos were 21,4% and 20,5% for first and second cyle respectively, corresponding to 6 and 5 calves for 28 and 24 transferred embryos. Unfortunately, gestation patholgies and an increase of birth weights were observed. It seems that the in vitro presence of gametes and/or embryos may be responsible of an alteration in the control of gene expression.