VPB 321: Animal Biotechnology (2+1)

TRANSFER OF EMBRYOS

• Recently special catheters have been developed to perform non – surgical transfers in cattle.
• It is important to transfer the embryo in to tip of the uterine horn without damaging the endometrium.
• For a successful embryo transfer, the most important is embryo quality. It is very important to transfer the embryo ipsilateral, that means into the horn bearing the corpus luteum.