A Review of Reproductive Biotechnology Options to Enhance Livestock Production
Keywords:
Artificial insemination, Embryo transfer, Livestock, Reproductive biotechnologyAbstract
Reproductive biotechnology is one of the options which have a role in the improvement of livestock. It is a technology that
improves livestock production by improving the reproductive insufficiency of the animal through different techniques. These
are artificial insemination (AI), cloning, estrus synchronization, embryo transfer (ET), transgenesis and in vitro fertilization. These
techniques are very important techniques to advance livestock production and to meet the people’s demands now-a-day. These
reproductive biotechnologies have a dramatic effect on the world’s economy through the improvement of livestock genetics, pre
venting disease, facilitate transportation, keeping endangered animals and reducing economic loss. Artificial insemination in animals was originally developed to control the spread of disease, avoiding the transport of animals with potential pathogens to other
animal units for mating and avoiding physical contact between individuals. The use of semen extenders containing antibiotics also
helped to prevent the transmission of bacterial diseases. AI is broadly used in developing countries including Ethiopia. Even if
reproductive biotechnologies are effective to change livestock production status of the countries, they are not applied routinely
due to the presence of different challenges. Therefore, this review highlighted the major reproductive biotechnology options and
their roles in the improvement of livestock production.
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