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The combined use of embryos and semen for cryogenic conservation of mammalian livestock genetic resources.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 1 Jan 2000
Boettcher Paul J, Stella Alessandra, Pizzi Flavia, Gandini Gustavo
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The objective of this empirical simulation study was to evaluate the use of a combination of semen and embryos in the creation of gene banks for reconstruction of an extinct breed. Such an approach was compared for banks with varying proportions of embryos on the basis of the amount of the material to be stored, time for reconstruction, maintenance of genetic variability, and probability of failure during...
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