VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

EMBRYO TRANSFER

• Many genetically superior wild animals germplasm may be used for breeding purpose and the associated factors with embryo-transfer are:-
• Timely recovery of embryos.
• Timely deposition of embryos
• Superior germplasm of the bulls used for production of embryos.
• Embryo-transfer techniques in wild animal species may help in minimizing the risk of disease- transmission associated with the long-distance movement of breeding wild animals.
• Embryo-tansfers were frequently carried out in deer and camelid species , in general. Studies have to be undertaken with regard to super-ovulatory responses in multiple-species of wild animals reared under captive conditions.