Animal Biotechnology 1

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. The Evolution of Farm Animal Biotechnology

   • Heiner Niemann, Bob Seamark

   Pages 1-26

3. Future Agricultural Animals: The Need for Biotechnology

   • G. E. Seidel Jr.

   Pages 27-35

4. Artificial Insemination in Domestic and Wild Animal Species

   • Dagmar Waberski

   Pages 37-64

5. Technique and Application of Sex-Sorted Sperm in Domestic Farm Animals

   • Detlef Rath, Chis Maxwell

   Pages 65-106

6. Embryo Transfer Technology in Cattle

   • Gabriel A. Bó, Reuben J. Mapletoft

   Pages 107-133

7. ET-Technologies in Small Ruminants

   • Sergio Ledda, Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes

   Pages 135-166

8. Embryo Transfer Technologies in Pigs

   • Curtis R. Youngs

   Pages 167-178

9. Equine Embryo Transfer

   • H. Sieme, J. Rau, D. Tiedemann, H. Oldenhof, L. Barros, R. Sanchez et al.

   Pages 179-192

10. Endoscopy in Cattle Reproduction

    • Vitezslav Havlicek, Gottfried Brem, Urban Besenfelder

    Pages 193-207

11. Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Oocyte Retrieval (OPU: Ovum Pick-Up) in Cows and Mares

    • Peter E. J. Bols, Tom A. E. Stout

    Pages 209-233

12. Preservation of Gametes and Embryos

    • Amir Arav, Joseph Saragusty

    Pages 235-267

13. In Vitro Production of (Farm) Animal Embryos

    • Christine Wrenzycki

    Pages 269-304

This two-volume textbook provides a comprehensive overview on the broad field of Animal Biotechnology with a special focus on livestock reproduction and breeding. The reader will be introduced to a variety of state-of-the-art technologies and emerging genetic tools and their applications in animal production. Also, ethics and legal aspects of animal biotechnology will be discussed and new trends and developments in the field will be critically assessed. The two-volume work is a must-have for graduate students, advanced undergraduates and researchers in the field of veterinary medicine, genetics and  animal biotechnology.

This first volume mainly focuses on artificial insemination, embryo transfer technologies in diverse animal species and cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos. 

• Livestock production
• farm animal breeding
• sexual reproduction
• genetic engineering
• agricultural biotechnology

“This book is of interest to academicians and researchers in the various disciplines of life sciences, agricultural sciences, medicine, and biotechnology in universities, research institutions, and biotechnology industries. … the book achieves its goal of providing an overview of the new developments in assisted reproductive technologies.” (Juanmahel Davila, Doody's Book Reviews, July 05, 2019)

• Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Mariensee, Germany

  Heiner Niemann

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

  Christine Wrenzycki

​Heiner Niemann is the Head of the Institute of Farm Animal Genetics in Mariensee and a Professor for Reproductive Biotechnology  at the Veterinary University in Hannover and Honorary Professor at the Hannover Medical University (MHH). His group has made pioneering contributions to the the field of Animal Biotechnology, with emphasis on early embryo development, epigenetic reprogramming, transgenesis and genome editing. He has supervised >100 graduate and PhD students, published > 400 peer reviewed papers and has given numerous lectures around the globe. He received several awards, including most recently the Pioneer Award of the IETS (International Embryo Technology Society) and the Herrmann von Nathusius Medal from the German Society of Animal Production.



Christine Wrenzycki holds a position as full professor at the Clinic for Veterinary Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen and is Head of the Chair for Molecular Reproductive Medicine. She is academic editor of PlosOne and associate editor of BMC Developmental Biology and has published more than 150 peer reviewed papers listed in WoS. She is supervising a group of about 10 doctoral students and one postdoc. She has been the President of the International Embryo Technology Society (IETS) and is currently the President of the German Society of Reproductive Medicine (DGRM).



Within the field of reproductive biotechnologies, her main research topics are related to the molecular regulation of preimplantation embryonic development, e.g. effect of different protocols for in vitro maturation on mRNA and protein expression patterns in bovine cumulus-oocyte-complexes and subsequent developmental competence as well as to the epigenetic reprogramming during early embryonic development. 

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