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Comparison of MOET in Texel ewe lambs and yearling ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

B.T. Wolf  and
I. McDougall
B.T. Wolf
Affiliation:
Welsh Agricultural College, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL
I. McDougall
Affiliation:
Edinburgh Genetics, The Sheep Centre, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6PH
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Combined multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET) from ewe lambs could significantly increase the rate of genetic progress in sheep improvement programmes (Smith, 1986). The benefits arise from a combination of an increased number of progeny from superior females and a reduction in the generation interval. Maximum success requires that the procedures are carried out in ewe lambs at six to seven months of age to produce offspring when the donors are one year old. Previous studies suggest that embryo quality and survival rates are naturally lower in ewe lambs and are likely to limit the success of MOET in this class of animal (Quirke and Hanrahan, 1977; McMillan and McDonald, 1985). The present study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of recently developed superovulatory procedures for application to ewe lambs.

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Sheep Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1994 , March 1994 , pp. 85
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1994

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