Staged progress has been made in the embryo transfer of dairy sheep in Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia in China

Published 2022년 1월 14일

Tridge summary

A partnership between the Animal Husbandry Workstation of the Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Inner Mongolia University has led to the establishment of the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock. The initiative, located in Fengzhen City's Fengdong Zhiying Company, has successfully conducted embryo transfers in Dongfoli raw milk sheep. The project, which started on December 26, 2021, has seen 204 embryos transferred to recipient mothers, with 138 sheep born and 17 embryos cryopreserved. Additionally, 86 cloned embryos were transferred to 8 recipient ewes, resulting in an average of 10.7 embryos per ew. This achievement is a significant step towards breeding a new sheep breed with meat and milk production characteristics in the city.
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Original content

Recently, the Animal Husbandry Workstation of the Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and the provincial department of Inner Mongolia University jointly established the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock in Fengdong Zhiying Company of Fengzhen City to carry out the embryo transfer of Dongfoli raw milk sheep. The work started on December 26, 2021. In the early stage, 14 ewes were selected as donors and 221 valid embryos were provided. From January 4 to 6, the embryo flushing and transfer work was carried out, and 204 embryos were used to transfer recipient mothers. 138 sheep (58 of which were transferred with double or triple embryos), and 17 embryos were ...

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