Calf production from vitrified bovine sexed embryos following in-straw dilution.

The objective of this study was to develop an in-straw dilution method suitable for direct transfer of vitrified bovine sexed embryos. Embryo sexing was performed by molecular diagnosis. Several sexed and vitrified-warmed embryos were transferred after evaluation of morphologically embryonic survival at warming and in-straw dilution (Evaluation group).

Production of trophoblastic vesicles derived from Day 7 and 8 blastocysts of in vitro origin and the effect of intrauterine transfer on the interestrous intervals in Japanese black heifers.

This study was undertaken to produce trophoblastic vesicles (TVs) by using blastocysts of in vitro origin and to estimate the effect on the interestrous interval after transfer of 4 TVs into the uteri of heifers on Day 7. Morphological examination under a stereoscopic microscope revealed that the total formation rate of TVs prepared from IVP expanded blastocysts was 80.5% and that there was no difference in the formation rates of TVs derived from blastocysts between Day 7 (83.