Zlatan Jakšić (9. I. 1924. - 17. I. 2007.). In memoriam

In memoriam. Mirko Drazen Grmek (1924-2000).

In memoriam: Alexander I. Klimov (1943-2013).

I-17: Recent Developments in Animal Welfare Sciencee

The methodology for the scientific assessment of animal welfare has developed rapidly in recent years and has become a major scientific discipline. The concepts of welfare, need, stress, health, pain, emotion and feeling are now clarified. In teaching, legislation and practical work referring to animal welfare, a clear definition that can be related to other concepts is needed. The welfare of a...

I-9: Important Components in Human Embryo Culture Media

Jacobsson AH Vitrolife Sweden AB, Goteborg, Sweden

I-9: Embryo Assessment and Selection

Over the years it has been an important goal to optimize the treatment of subfertility in order to obtain a better pregnancy rate and baby-take-home rate, usually combined with the goal of decreasing the rate of multiplet pregnancies. This implies optimizing the development of embryos through improved in vitro culture methods. And it also implies optimizing the methods of selection of embryos f...