Animal Biotechnology 1 Reproductive Biotechnologies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Niemann, Heiner (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wrenzycki, Christine (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering.; Veterinary medicine.; Animal genetics.; Genetic engineering.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.; Genetic Engineering.

This two-volume textbook provides a comprehensive overview on the broad field of Animal Biotechnology with a special focus on livestock reproduction and breeding. The reader will be introduced to a variety of state-of-the-art technologies and emerging genetic tools and their applications in animal p...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Evolution of Animal Breeding and Animal Biotechnology
• 2. Future Agricultural Animals: The Need for Biotechnology
• 3. Artificial Insemination in Domestic and Wild Animal Species
• 4. Technique and Application of Sex Sorted Sperm in Domestic Farm Animals
• 5. ET-Technologies in Domestic Cattle
• 6. ET-Technology in Small Ruminants
• 7. ET-Technology in Domestic Pigs
• 8. ET-Technologies in Horses
• 9. Endoscopy in Cattle Reproduction
• 10. Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Oocyte Retrieval (OPU: Ovum Pick-Up) in Cows and Mares
• 11. Preservation of Gametes and Embryos
• 12. In vitro Production of Farm Animal Embryos.