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Morphological Evaluation of Embryos in Domestic Species

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Assessment of Mammalian Embryo Quality

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The need to judge the quality of domestic animal embryos with regard to the establishment of pregnancies following embryo transfer (ET) is obvious. The use of embryo production techniques in a commercial set-up for e.g. bovine reproduction can only be successful with acceptable pregnancy rates. Therefore, the selection of ‘good’ embryos has since long been of great interest.

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  1. Holland Genetics ET-IVP Laboratory, Broekstraat 5b, 7217 SL, Harfsen, The Netherlands

    Sybrand Merton

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  1. Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke, Belgium

    Ann Van Soom

  2. Research and Development, Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies, Zeddam, The Netherlands

    Marleen Boerjan

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Merton, S. (2002). Morphological Evaluation of Embryos in Domestic Species. In: Van Soom, A., Boerjan, M. (eds) Assessment of Mammalian Embryo Quality. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0343-8_2

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