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Explain the technique of multiple ovulation embryo transfer (MOET) in animal breeding. - Biology

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Explain the technique of multiple ovulation embryo transfer (MOET) in animal breeding.

Solution

a. It is one method for herd improvement. 
b. In this method the cow is administered with hormones to induce follicular maturation and super ovulation. 
c. In this method instead of one egg per cycle, they produce 6-8 eggs. Female is either mated with elite bull or artificially inseminated. 
d. Blastrocyst at 8-32 cell stage are recovered non-surgically and transferred to surrogate mothers.

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