Embryo Splitting Essay

In Vitro Fertilization has helped millions of producers produce their ideal calf or close to that ideal calf. Whether chosen for phenotype, genotype, EPDs, or show ring appeal, IVF hasn’t been far from the picture. Before having a flush performed the producer should know the facts, and about the steps for ET and have a donor and sire chosen to use on that donor. Selecting a genetically outstanding cow is something that is always looked at. Other things that are perceived are show ring appeal, performance records (EPDs) or both. When a donor is to be flushed she is superovulated. When she is superovulated she produced several more viable oocytes that will turn into an embryo. When the donor is being flushed during a conventional flush she is …show more content…
Embryo splitting is a procedure that takes time and delicacy. Embryo splitting is used for the production of identical calves that will have the exact phenotype and genotype. The embryos that are going to be split are collected after they have grown in the donor for seven days. After the Embryos are collected they are mated with semen and incubated for seven days. Embryos are splitted at the morula and early blastocyst stages of their development. during this each embryo is organized into a tight ball of a cell, which still makes it capable of growing into a normal …show more content…
According to Trans Ova Genetics, and Iowa State University,The risk while using IVF is very low, but there are a few. Aspirations are invasive procedures that can cause bleeding and severe infections. This can create the development of ovarian adhesions. Bleeding of the uterus caused by aspiration may cause the death of the donor. Also because it involves manipulation of the reproductive organs, a pregnancy may be lost if the donor is pregnant. Although most donors do very well with IVF, some donors will not succeed with IVF and could get any viable embryos to freeze or