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[Embryo transfer in a Senegal village environment]
1Département de Chirurgie-Reproduction, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et médecine Vétérinaires, Dakar, Sénégal.
Dakar Medical
|January 1, 1994
Summary
Embryo transfer in Senegal faces nutritional, health, social, and logistical challenges. Despite these hurdles, embryo transfer technology shows potential for dairy development in the Kolda region.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Medicine
- Animal Reproduction
- Agricultural Economics
Context:
- Village-level dairy production in Kolda, Senegal.
- Assessing the feasibility of embryo transfer technology in a developing region.
- Evaluating superovulation protocols for cattle.
Purpose:
- To identify constraints and production costs of embryo transfer at the village level.
- To compare the efficacy of different dosages of Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG) and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) for superovulation.
- To determine the economic viability of embryo transfer in Senegal.
Summary:
- Fifteen donor cows were superovulated using varying doses of PMSG and FSH.
- Hormonal treatments yielded varying numbers of corpus lutea and collected embryos.
- Group A (PMSG) produced an average of 2.33 transferable embryos, while Group C (FSH) produced 1.4.
- Identified constraints include nutritional, health, social, and logistical factors.
- The average cost per produced and transferred embryo was 75,940 F CFA and 99,310 F CFA, respectively.
Impact:
- Provides crucial data on the practical and economic aspects of implementing embryo transfer in Senegal.
- Highlights key challenges that need to be addressed for successful adoption.
- Suggests that embryo transfer can be integrated into dairy development strategies in Senegal.