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STOCK-RAISING AND VETERINARY

EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF OBTAINING SEXED CATTLE EMBRYOS IN DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING BY THE «IN VITRO» METHOD

Dauren Bekenov 1 , Batyrkhan Buralkhiev 2 , Gulzat Gabit 2 , Jan Miciński 3

1 Scientific and Production Center for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine LLP; 2 NJSC «Kazakh National Agrarian Research University» ; 3 University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

doi.org/10.37884/2-2025/04 pp. 38-50 Admitted 07.04.2025 Published 30.06.2025

Abstract

One of the effective and cost-effective methods of obtaining embryos of highly valuable breeding animals for subsequent transplantation to recipients is the production of embryos “in vitro”. The use of the method of in vitro fertilization of eggs is explained primarily by low costs, the possibility of extracting a large number of eggs without the use of expensive hormonal drugs and the lowest labor costs during its implementation, given that eggs from females can be obtained all year round and throughout the life of the animal. The basis is the presence in the female sex glands of hundreds of thousands of sex cells, representing a huge genetic reserve that is not used due to the obstacles that arise with bearing young. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the efficiency of obtaining sexed embryos of dairy cattle using the in vitro method. During the experimental work, 11 morphologically complete embryos were obtained and transplanted. The percentage of fertilization was 36.3%. According to our results, the ratio of the desired sex in the 4 transplant calves was 25 versus 75% or 1 bull and 3 heifers.

The studies were carried out in accordance with the methodology of experimental work adopted in biotechnology with the processing of materials using the Microsoft Excel software package. The experiments and the methodology used to conduct studies on laboratory animals comply with the requirements of biological safety and the ethical principles of experimentation on animals set out in the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes (Starsburg, 1987).

Sexed embryos dairy cattle breeding embryo transplantation in vitro fertilization follicle hormone embryo

01 Introduction

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[1]2025. EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF OBTAINING SEXED CATTLE EMBRYOS IN DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING BY THE «IN VITRO» METHOD. Izdenister natigeler. 2 (106) (Jun. 2025), 38–50. DOI:https://doi.org/10.37884/2-2025/04.
(1)EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF OBTAINING SEXED CATTLE EMBRYOS IN DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING BY THE «IN VITRO» METHOD. Izdenister natigeler 2025, No. 2 (106), 38-50. https://doi.org/10.37884/2-2025/04.
EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF OBTAINING SEXED CATTLE EMBRYOS IN DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING BY THE «IN VITRO» METHOD. (2025). Izdenister Natigeler, 2 (106), 38-50. https://doi.org/10.37884/2-2025/04
EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF OBTAINING SEXED CATTLE EMBRYOS IN DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING BY THE «IN VITRO» METHOD. Izdenister natigeler, [S. l.], n. 2 (106), p. 38–50, 2025. DOI: 10.37884/2-2025/04. Disponível em: https://agrosoil.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/925. Acesso em: 15 sep. 2026.
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