Structural features of the dairy industry make it well situated to use embryo technologies as tools for enhancing the genetic merit of dairy cattle and improving fertility. Technologies dependent upon embryo transfer have the potential to increase the efficiency of quantitative genetic selection as well as marker-assisted selection, simplify cross-breeding and germplasm conservation procedures ...

BACKGROUND Embryo selection is a vital part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs, with morphology-based grading systems having been widely used for decades. Time-lapse imaging combined with embryo morph kinetics may proffer a non-invasive means for improving embryo selection. We report the first ongoing and chemical pregnancies using Time-lapse embryo scope to select best embryos for transf...

Genomic selection has transformed the livestock industry, enabling early-life of animals. Biopsy sampling pre-implantation embryos been described since 1968. However, it was only after 2010, with advancement molecular biology techniques such as whole genomic amplification and SNP Chips, that next-generation sequencing became commercially available for bovine embryos. It is now possible to make ...

To optimize success rates of IVF, selection of the most viable embryo(s) for transfer has always been essential, as embryos that are cryopreserved are thought to have a reduced chance of implanting after thawing. Recent developments challenge this concept. Evidence is accumulating that all embryos can now be cryopreserved and transferred in subsequent cycles without impairing pregnancy rates or...

Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have made many advancements since the birth of Louise Brown in 1978. Success rates have improved within the past four decades, but currently remain only between 40-60% successful and fertility treatments cost $12,000-$15,000 [1]. To improve pregnancy rates, two to three embryos are often transferred into the uterus of the patient or recipient in hopes o...