title: State of the art in pig embryo transfer.
abstract: Embryo transfer in pigs has required surgical procedures in both donors and recipients. Over the last decade, procedures have been developed for transferring embryos by endoscopic or nonsurgical (transcervical) procedures. The feasibility of these procedures for practical application and the latest results of these new approaches are compared here. Factors affecting the current results and obstacles to be overcome in the near future are also discussed. Finally, some relevant embryo collection procedures and applications are briefly summarized.
authors.affiliation: Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hazeleger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kemp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000639:trends / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013552:Swine / Q000196:embryology*