Embryo transfers
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the case nearly two decades
a g o when frozen semen
became available on a wide
scale, the frozen embryo
concept is opening many
doors and promising
tremendous potential.
Embryo transplanting is
jn essence a simple
technique, but because of the
delicate life involved it is not
always successful. Simply
stated, the transplanting
technique involves the
taking of fertilized eggs (or
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ova) from the cow and
surgically inserting them
into other cows or heifers.
These recipient animals
thereby become mothers of
the calves that are to be
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offered none of the genetic
material. Phrased another
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day. The four cows they had
flushed yielded 26 embryos
within a four hour period.
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were back at their Rheems
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and began the surgery on 26
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recipient animals By 3 a.m.
the entire operation was
completed.
Shipping embryos over
seas in saline solutions is
already commonplace.
While demanding- of both
time, money, and expertise,
the shipping of embryos is
economical. One reason is
that the freight charges for
overseas shipments of
heifers, cows, and bulls can
be quite high.
This is just the beginning,
say experts in the field.
“With the advent of em
bryo freezing, non-surgical
transfer of embryos, and
possible sexmg, this service
has a lot of potential,” says
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M. Robert Young, director of
marketing for Via Pax,
U.S.A. “Futuristically
speaking, it’s very possible
that we’ll be able to store
embryos like semen within
the next couple of years,”
Young commented.
Embryo transplanting
isn’t for everyone. Young
and his associates recom
mend that any cow being
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Linda Kauffman, secretary for Via Pax, U.S.A.,
Rheems, and well-known for her accomplishments
in the show ring with registered Holsteins, is at the
halter of Via Pax C C Jubilee ET (3198287), a
daughter of Romandale Count Crystan. The 7-
month old calf is the product of an embryo transfer
operation.
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considered for such an
operation should have at
least the following
qualifications: She should be
from a family out of which
bulls could be sold to A.I.
studs, or, if heifers are bom,
they should be worth at least
$2500 at birth.
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