夏洛莱羊非繁殖季节胚胎移植试验研究

试验于2004年4月8日开始，随机选择12只夏洛莱羊作为供体，当地普通绵羊100只作为受体，进行诱导发情处理和超排处理。供体诱导发情率83．3％（10／12），受体诱导发情率88％（88／100）。回收卵128枚，其中获得有效胚胎96枚、未受精卵32枚。移植妊娠率64．8％（57／88）。     

胚胎移植技术对绒山羊的应用效果

利用27只辽宁绒山羊作供体，实施山羊胚胎移植130只。供体超排用进口CIDR和宁波产FSH、LH，受体同期用进口海绵栓和赤峰产PMSG，采胚和移植用输卵管手术法，结果：供体发情同期率100％，出现黄体平均10．24个／只，回收胚胎平均lO．28枚／只。可用胚胎平均8．25枚／只；受体发情同期率88．3％，早检妊娠率63．85％，产羔率43．85％。     

绒山羊胚胎移植的应用效果

利用27只辽宁绒山羊作供体，实施山羊胚胎移植130只。供体超排用进口CIDR和宁波产FSH、LH。受体同期用进口海棉栓和赤峰产PMSG，采胚和移植用输卵管手术法。结果显示，供体发情同期率100％。出现黄体平均10．24个／只，回收胚胎平均10．28枚／只，可用胚胎平均8．25枚／只；受体发情同期率88．3％，早检妊娠率63．85％，产羔率43．85％。     

绒山羊胚胎移植技术的研究

利用17只辽宁绒山羊作供体，实施绒山羊胚胎移植120只次，采胚和移植均采用子宫角手术法。结果表明，供体发情同期率88．24％，出现黄体平均10．53个／只，回收胚胎平均9．93枚／只，可用胚胎平均8．07枚／只；受体同期发情率89．2％，妊娠率69．7％，产羔率60．3％。     

布尔山羊超数排卵胚胎移植试验

本试验采用置入炔诺酮阴道栓 FSH 氯前列烯醇同期发情、超数排卵处理方法，对8只布尔山羊(供体羊)、90只洪洞奶山羊(受体羊)进行了同期发情和超排数排卵胚胎移植试验。其结果如下：(1)8只供体羊回收胚胎数量、可用胚胎数量、羊均回收胚胎数量、羊均可用胚胎数量、可用胚比率分别为182枚、172枚、22．8枚、21．5枚、94．5％；(2)90只受体羊共有81只羊达到同期发情效果，发情同期率为90．0％；(3)150枚可用胚胎共移植洪洞奶山羊73只，妊娠51只，产羔80只，妊娠率69．9％，胚胎成羔率53．5％。     

波尔山羊胚胎移植试验

选择1—2岁的波尔山羊为供体，进行促排卵处理，适时配种，配种7d后取胚，移植于同期发情(人工诱导发情)的受体母羊。结果有20只受体羊妊娠，妊娠率为69％，其中有2只流产，2只生下死羔，1只难产死亡，其余15只生了18只羔。     

绵羊胚胎移植受体同期发情方法的比较

为了比较CIDR＋PG与CIDR＋PG＋PMSG两种激素处理方法对于受体同期发情以及胚胎移植的效果,将103只小尾寒羊作为胚胎移植受体分为两组,分别使用上述两种方法进行同期发情处理。其中,CIDR＋PG组83只,CIDR＋PG＋PMSG组20只。在对供体羊人工输精后第6．5天获取移植囊胚,分别移植到两组受体子宫内。统计受体的发情率、黄体生成情况,以及移植后的妊娠情况。CIDR＋PG组与CIDR＋PG＋PMSG组受体羊发情率分别为87．95％、90．00％;有黄体羊的比例分别为37．35％和75．00％,平均黄体数为1．81和1．93个;两组受体胚胎移植后妊娠率分别为77．41％和86．67％。结果表明,使用CIDR＋PG＋PMSG进行同期发情效果较好,且胚胎移植后妊娠效果较好。     

内蒙古白绒山羊超排及鲜胚移植技术的研究

以 １３８ＩＵ、１５０ＩＵ、１６２ＩＵ ３种剂量 ＦＳＨ，在供体羊发情的第 １５、１６、１７ｄ开始超排，３４只供体超排结果如下：排卵点平均数为１３．４１±６．７０个；胚胎回收平均数为１２．５６±６．３０枚；可用胚胎平均数为１０．２４±６．１４枚。第１６，１７ｄ起针，剂量为１５０ＩＵ组的超排效果最好，但无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。将２６９枚胚胎移植到 ２４９只受体，妊娠率为 ７０．２８％；产羔率为 ６７．０６％；共接 １７８只羔羊。受体羊与供体羊发情同期化程度、黄体质量、胚龄等因素对妊娠率影响较大，但统计学上无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。用氯前列烯醇诱导发情不影响受体妊娠率。     

安格斯牛胚胎移植的试验研究

以沈阳市奉东优良畜禽繁育基地饲养的纯种安格斯牛为供体，以基地和东陵区农户饲养的杂种牛为受体，进行胚胎移植，共获得169枚胚胎，其中可移植胚胎95枚，平均每头（次）获得可用胚胎数5．9枚。将13枚鲜胚和16枚冻胚移植给同期发情的受体牛，结果为鲜胚的产犊率为38．5％（5／13），冻胚为43．8%（7／16）；将61枚冻胚移植给自然发情的受体牛时，产犊率为42．6％（26／61）；冻胚的总产犊率为42．9％（33／77）。     

道塞特、萨福克、特克塞尔三品种绵羊规模化胚胎移植应用研究报告

2003年5月和2004年6月分两批从澳大利亚引进三个绵羊品种：道塞特（Dorset）、萨福克（Suffork）和特克塞尔（Texel）共389只，选择其中116只作为供体母羊进行胚胎移植，使甩CIDR＋FSH递减法对供体超数排卵处理，其中111只供体发情，配种、采胚（反应率95．6％，111／116），平均采胚10．04枚（1114／111），可用胚平均6．23枚（691／111），可用胚率62.03％（691／1114）。将691枚2～16细胞可用胚移植给618只受体小尾寒羊，受体采用PG两次处理法同期处理。妊娠485只，妊娠率78．48％，共产羔537只，产羔率110．72％。     

Transfer of porcine embryos after 3 days of in vitro culture

Two experiments were conducted to determine the viability of porcine embryos transferred after long-term in vitro culture. In Exp. 1, four-cell embryos were kept in culture for 120 h. Embryos that were exposed to fresh culture medium every 12 h survived better than embryos kept in the same medium throughout the culture period. In Exp. 2, four- and eight-cell embryos were cultured in vitro for 72 h before transfer to estrus-induced recipient gilts. Each gilt received, on average, 19 embryos. If recipients were synchronous with donors 3/32 (9%) recipients remained pregnant with an average of 4.0 +/- .6 viable young. If the sexual cycle of the recipients was 24 h behind that of the donors the pregnancy rate was 18/34 (53%) with 4.4 +/- .5 viable young. Average embryo survival rate for the two groups was 1.8 and 12.5%, respectively. A 24-hourly medium replacement during the in vitro culture period had no significant effect on transfer results. When transferring freshly collected blastocysts, pregnancy rate, number of viable young and survival rate of embryos were 6/10 (60%), 7.8 +/- 1.4, and 23.9% for synchronous recipients and 7/10 (70%), 9.3 +/- 1.8, and 32.9% for asynchronous recipients, respectively. Recipients with very high plasma progesterone levels or numerous follicular cysts at the time of transfer were less likely to remain pregnant than others.     

猪微注射基因导入系统影响受体受孕率及产仔率的几个因素

在应用显微注射、胚胎移植系统技术，进行猪ＯＭＴ／ＰＧＨ基因导入的研究中，对移入受体的胚数，ＰＭＳＧ处理受体以及不同的移植方法（自体移植与异体移植）等影响受体受孕率及产仔率的因素，进行了试验分析，结果表明：（１）移入受体的注射胚数分别为１０—１９枚、２０—２９枚、３０枚以上时，其受孕率为４５．５％、６４．７％和７１．４％，产仔率为８．０％、１９．６％和１４．５％，以移入２０—２９枚效率最高；（２）用ＰＭＳＧ对受体母猪做同期发情处理，其受孕率和产仔率比选择自然发情的受体分别下降２５％和８．５％；（３）采用自体移植的方式，在移入胚数基本相同的情况下（１５枚左右），比异体移植的受孕率和产仔率分别提高１４．３％和６．４％。     

猪胚胎移植技术研究

利用外源激素PMSG+HCG处理母猪58头,同期发情有效率和超排成功率分别为89.3％(25/28)和100％(30/30)。14头供体用手采集胚胎,平均每头排卵23.6±6.2个,共获得胚胎218枚,其中可利用胚胎206枚,胚胎可利用率为94.5％。将143枚胚胎移植给10头 受体,平均每头移植14.3±3.6枚,8头受体妊娠并产仔52头,移植妊娠率为80％(8/10),平均每头产仔6.5头,妊娠母猪胚胎存活产仔率为45.6％(总产仔数/胚胎移植总数)。仔猪初生平均体重为1.25±0.28公斤。其中12头供体手术冲卵后,第1个情期发情配种受胎率为91.8％(11/12)。     

Evaluation of the embryo transfer procedure proposed by the International Embryo Transfer Society as a method of controlling vertical transmission of Neospora caninum in cattle

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate efficacy of embryo transfer into seronegative recipients, using the procedure proposed by the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS), for preventing vertical transmission of Neospora caninum in cattle. DESIGN: Prospective clinical trial. ANIMALS: 87 recipient cows and heifers and their embryo transfer calves from 22 donors originating from 9 dairy herds. PROCEDURE: Neospora caninum serologic status of donors and recipients was determined before collection and transfer of embryos. Viable embryos were washed and treated with trypsin. Recipients in experimental groups A (n = 50) and B (29) were seronegative and received embryos from seropositive and seronegative donors, respectively. Recipients in group C (n = 8) were seropositive and received embryos from seronegative or seropositive donors. Antibody titers against N caninum were determined monthly during pregnancy in recipients and in calf blood samples collected at birth. Tissues collected from stillborn calves and aborted fetuses were analyzed histologically and by immunohistochemical (IHC) methods. RESULTS: 76 calves and 11 fetuses and stillborn calves were examined. All calves from groups A and B were seronegative (n = 70) or lacked evidence of infection by use of tissue analysis (9). In group C, 5 of 6 calves were seropositive at birth, and IHC results were positive for 1 of 2 calves. Vertical transmission rate was significantly lower in groups A and B (0%) than in group C (75%). CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Embryo transfer into seronegative recipients, using the procedure proposed by IETS, is an effective way to prevent vertical transmission of N caninum. Results provide support for pretransfer testing of all embryo transfer recipients.     

A Programme for Oestrus Synchronization and Embryo Transfer in Sheep

Eighty-five animals were used to develop an embryo transfer programme including a study on how oestrus synchronization influenced the ovulation rate. The animals, both ewes and ewe lambs, were divided into three groups: donors, recipients and controls. Oestrus was synchronized in donors and recipients by the use of progesterone-impregnated vaginal pessaries. The donors also received one injection of 600 IU PMSG. Samples for microbiological investigation of the vaginal flora were taken in connection with synchronization. The ovulation rate was determined by laparoscopy in the control animals and by laparotomy in the donors and recipients. The embryos were surgically recovered from the donors by flushing of the uterine horns seven days after pessary removal. The embryos were classified according to developmental stage and quality. At transfer each recipient received 2–4 embryos (moruhs or blastocysts) by a surgical method. A ± 1 day asynchrony in oestrus between donors and recipients was tolerated. All synchronized animals came into oestrus within 2.5 days after pessary removal. The interval was shorter if the animals had been injected with PMSG. The largest number of ovulations occuwed in the synchronized and PMSG-treated animals (mean 4.5 ± 2.1). Synchronized animals that did not receive PMSG had almost the same ovulation rate as the control animals (2.6 ± 0.9 versus 2.5 ± 0.7). The pessary treatment influenced the bacterial flora of the vagina. The number of ewes with bacterial growth in the vagina increased. The number of isolated organisms also increased. The embryo recovery rate was 80.8% and 3.7 ± 2.7 ovas was recovered on average. Eighty-eight percent of all donors yielded transferable embryos. Morulas and blastocysts comprised 84.4% of the recovered oocytes/embryos. Only 5.2% of these were of poor quality. Of the transferred embryos, 65.1% developed into lambs and 91.3% of the recipients lambed. The ewe lambs were as suitable as donors and recipients as the older ewes.     

Strategies for Increasing Reproductive Efficiency in a Commercial Embryo Transfer Program With High Performance Donor Mares Under Training

Exercise stress has a negative impact on embryo transfer efficiency (ET). For example, a 34% embryo recovery rate, 43% incidence of poor quality embryos, and a 29% pregnancy rate after transfer have been reported. Administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may reduce the inflammatory response produced after nonsurgical embryo transfer. In addition, progesterone supplementation is commonly administered to some recipient mares to improve uterine conditions before the transfer and to ensure adequate progestational support compatible with pregnancy. The aim of the study was to evaluate embryo recovery rates using BioRelease deslorelin versus hCG and to increase posttransfer pregnancy rates by jointly administering BioRelease progesterone and a NSAID (flunixin or meloxicam) to recipient mares. Seventeen upper-level showjumping mares stabled and in daily training were used as embryo donors. To induce ovulation, 1-mg IM BioRelease deslorelin (BioRelease Technologies, Lexington, KY) was injected in treated cycles (n = 66), or 2500-IU hCG IV (Ovusyn, Syntex, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was given in control cycles (n = 79) when a ≥35 mm follicle was present. Artificial insemination with extended fresh semen (at least 500 × 10⁶ progressively motile sperm) was carried out in both groups immediately after injecting the ovulation induction agent. Day 8 embryos were recovered and nonsurgically transferred using a speculum and a cervical traction forceps. Recipient mares (n = 73) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: Group A received a single injection of 1.5-g IM BioRelease progesterone (Progesterone LA 300, BioRelease Technologies) and 3 IV injections of 0.5 g of flunixin meglumine (Flunix Deltavet, Argentina), one injection administered the day of the transfer and one on each of the next two successive days. Group B received 1.5-g IM BioRelease progesterone and a single dose of 1.5-g IM BioRelease meloxicam (Meloxicam LA, BioRelease Technologies) at the moment of embryo transfer. Group C did not receive any treatment. Pregnancy diagnosis was carried out 7 days after transfer. Results were analyzed using comparisons of proportions. More embryos were recovered per cycle (13% increase) when donor mares in training were induced to ovulate with BioRelease deslorelin (60.6%; 40/66) than with hCG (46.8%; 37 of 79; P < .05). Although both recipient groups given NSAIDs in combination with BioRelease progesterone numerically had higher pregnancy rates (A: 70.8%; 17/24 and B: 75%; 15/20) compared with nontreated control recipients (47.1%; 33/70), pregnancy rates were significantly higher only in recipients given LA meloxicam treatment at the time of transfer (P < .05). The LA meloxicam is released over a 72-hour period making it more practical to use as it requires a single IM injection versus the 3 IV flunixin meglumine injections. Thus, to minimize the effects of exercise stress on ET efficiency, a combination of BioRelease deslorelin to induce ovulation in donors and BioRelease progesterone and LA meloxicam in recipients at the time of transfer may offer an interesting alternative for improving results in commercial ET programs.     

Insemination of recipient sows improves the survival to term of vitrified and warmed porcine expanded blastocysts transferred non‐surgically

This study was performed to evaluate reproductive performance after non‐surgical embryo transfer (Ns‐ET) of 10–15 porcine expanded blastocysts (ExBs) that had been vitrified and warmed (V/W) using the micro volume air cooling (MVAC) method. The effect of asynchrony between the donor and recipient estrous cycle was investigated. Ns‐ET was conducted in recipients whose estrous cycle was asynchronous to that of donors by a delay of 2, 1, or 0 days. In the 2‐day and 1‐day groups, the similar farrowing rates (27.3% and 25.0%) and survival rates to term (13.9% and 15.7%) were obtained after Ns‐ET of V/W ExBs. None of the recipients in 0‐day group farrowed. Artificial insemination (AI) prior to Ns‐ET was then evaluated. Ten–15 V/W ExBs were transferred non‐surgically to 12 recipients whose estrous cycles were asynchronous to that of donors by a 2‐day delay. All of the recipients produced piglets, and all (100.0%) delivered piglets were derived from the transferred V/W ExBs. The survival rate of V/W ExBs to term was 25.2%. These results demonstrate that Ns‐ET of V/W ExBs using MVAC can facilitate piglet production, even if 10–15 embryos are transferred. Moreover, piglets were obtained stably when AI was performed prior to Ns‐ET.     

受体绵羊人工授精后移植胚胎的试验

试验通过使用人工授精后绵羊作为受体进行胚胎移植,以寻找一种更加有效的方法提高绵羊胚胎移植的经济效益。试验中使用FSH对10只无角道赛特绵羊进行超数排卵处理,同时对60只受体小尾寒羊进行同期发情。供体羊在发情配种后4.5～5.0d从子宫角收集胚胎。同时,将胚胎移植到同期发情并进行人工授精的受体羊子宫内。总共有57枚可用胚移植给44只受体小尾寒羊,32只怀孕到分娩,共产下羔羊51只(无角道赛特羔28只,道赛特与小尾寒羊杂种羔23只)。此外,经人工授精但未进行手术移植的7只小尾寒羊产下15只杂种羔羊。移胚植受体妊娠率72.7%(32/44),移胚受体繁殖率118%(51/44),受体利用率88.3%(53/60)。移胚受体总妊娠率和受体利用率均显著高于常规ET组(P<0.01)。与常规胚胎移植相比,受体羊人工授精后移植胚胎不仅提高了无角道赛特母羊的繁殖率,而且提高了受体羊的利用率。     

Evaluation of the uterine environment and embryos of prepubertal gilts

A series of three experiments was conducted to test the functional status of the uterus and embryos in prepubertal gilts. In Exp. 1, gilts were induced to ovulate by treating with gonadotropins followed by hCG 72 or 96 h later, and were artificially inseminated 24 h after hCG. Five of the 10 gilts treated at 120 d of age, but none of the gilts treated at 100 of age, maintained pregnancies. We next tested the function of the uterine environment by transferring embryos from postpubertal females into gilts of various ages that had been induced to ovulate but not inseminated (Exp. 2). Pregnancy rate at d 50 of gestation was 44% (4/9) for 100-d-old recipients, 67% (2/3) for 140-d-old recipients, and 60% (3/5) for postpubertal recipients (P > 0.20). Therefore, uteri of 100-d-old gilts are able to maintain pregnancies with conceptuses from postpubertal gilts. In Exp. 3, embryos from 100-d-old and postpubertal gilts were transferred into postpubertal recipients. Uterine horns of recipients were surgically separated before transfer, and embryos from 100-d-old and post-pubertal females were transferred to opposite horns of some recipients (experimental). Other recipients received embryos from postpubertal females in both uterine horns (control). When examined on d 50 to 60 of gestation, three of five control gilts were pregnant and three of seven experimental gilts were pregnant (P > 0.50). In experimental recipients, the survival of embryos from 100-d-old gilts was 38% (8/21) compared to 57% (15/26) for embryos from postpubertal gilts (P > 0.30). Because all uterine horns of pregnant recipients contained fetuses, these results support the hypothesis that embryos from 100-d-old gilts are able to initiate and maintain pregnancies in the uteri of postpubertal gilts. Therefore, the uterine environment of 100-d-old gilts provides an environment that supports development of embryos produced by postpubertal gilts, and the embryos produced by 100-d-old gilts can survive and develop in the uteri of postpubertal gilts. It was only the combination of embryos and uteri of 100-d-old gilts that did not permit pregnancy to be maintained.     

Feline Hemoperitoneum 16 Cases (1986-1993)

Sixteen cases of feline, non-traumatic hemoperitoneum were evaluated retrospectively. The median age was 5.75 years (range 1.5 - 16 years). There were eight male and eight female cats. Common presenting complaints (n=13) were anorexia (37%), lethargy (31%), and recumbency (31%). Physical examination findings (n=11) included depressed mentation (100%), hypothermia (89%), pale mucous membranes (82%), and poor quality pulses (80%). The median initial peripheral packed cell volume (n=11) was 24% (range 17-55%). In four out of six cases where abdominocentesis was performed, the packed cell volume of the abdominal fluid ranged from 18% to 24%, and matched the peripheral packed cell volume (range 15 - 26%). Some common abnormalities in the serum chemistry screens 9n=6) were elevated alanine aminotransferase in 83% (5/6) of the cats (range 55-5828 U/l) and elevated alkaline phosphatase in 50% (3/6) of the cats (range 18-402 U/l). Ten cats (63%) were euthanized, three (19%) were presented dead on arrival, two (12%) are still alive, and one (6%) were euthanized, three (19%) were presented dead on arrival, two 912%) are still alive, and one (6%) died. The causes of hemoperitoneum were hepatic neoplasia (31%), hepatic necrosis (19%), hepatic amyloidosis (13%), non hepatic neoplasia (13%), hepatopathy (6%), hepatic rupture (6%), necrotic/hemorrhagic cystitis (6%), and ruptured bladder (6%).