title: Collection, evaluation, and use of oocytes in equine assisted reproduction.
abstract: Assisted reproductive techniques have been developed to obtain pregnancies from subfertile mares and stallions and to salvage gametes after death. In recent years, these procedures have been used for clinical cases with repeated success. Although new developments occur, the basis for the success and future development of assisted reproductive techniques is our ability to collect and handle the equine oocyte successfully. This article focuses on important clinical aspects of oocyte collection and evaluation and briefly discusses the clinical use of assisted reproductive procedures in the horse.
authors.affiliation: Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 3194 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. emc@colostate.edu
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Carnevale
authors.forename: Lisa J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Maclellan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000601:surgery; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000662:veterinary*