The pig represents the xenogeneic donor of choice for future organ transplantation in humans
for anatomical and physiological reasons. However, to bypass several immunological …

Several animal species, including sheep, mice, cattle, goats, rabbits, cats, pigs and, more
recently, mules 1 have been reproduced by somatic cell cloning, with the offspring being a …

The large offspring syndrome (LOS) is observed in bovine and ovine offspring following
transfer of in vitro-produced (IVP) or cloned embryos and is characterized by a multitude of …

Assisted reproductive techniques developed for cattle in the last 25 years, like ovum pick up
(OPU), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and somatic cell nuclear transfer, have been …

The objective of the present work was to investigate and clarify the factors affecting the
efficiency of somatic cell nuclear transfer (NT) in the horse, including embryo reconstruction, in …

Nuclear transfer (NT) is a complex procedure that requires considerable technical skills.
Over the years attempts have been made to simplify the micromanipulations involved and to …

Assisted reproduction technologies (ART) are well developed in humans and cattle and are
gaining momentum also in the equine industry because of the fact that the mare does not …

We have used leukocytes and oocytes from commercially slaughtered animals to clone a
progeny tested Brown Swiss bull. Mononuclear cells were separated from the heparinized …

In this study, we compared the developmental capacity of bovine haploid and diploid
androgenetic and parthenogenetic embryos obtained by different methods. Androgenetic embryos …

Cancer immunotherapy aims to harness the immune system to combat malignant processes.
Transformed cells harbor diverse modifications that lead to formation of neoantigens, …