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Minimum Volume Vitrification of Immature Feline Oocytes
Published on: June 24, 2020
Preservation of female genetic resources in feline species
Katarina Jewgenow1, Jennifer Zahmel1
1Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Str. 17, D-10315, Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
The development of assisted reproduction techniques (ART) specifically for felids has been propagated for two main reasons: (i) most felids are threatened and faced with extinction in all or part of their native habitats (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, www.catsg.org), and (ii) the domestic cat (Felis catus) can serve as a research model for the implementation of advanced assisted reproductive techniques (ART) to be applied in exotic cats. Domestic cat ovaries can be freshly obtained from veterinary clinics and are frequently used for research on preservation of genetic resources in feline species. The presented review will summarize recent advances and obstacles in biobanking of female genetic resources and discuss alternative approaches which are under investigation.
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