Preservation of the Wild European Mouflon: The First Example of Genetic Management Using a Complete Program of Reproductive Biotechnologies

Although the potential use of reproductive biotechnologies for safeguarding endangered wildlife species is undoubted, practical efforts have met with limited success to date. In those instances in which modern technologies have been adapted to rescuing rare or endangered species, procedures have bee...

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Published in:Biology of reproduction 2002-03, Vol.66 (3), p.796-801
Main Authors: Ptak, Grazyna, Clinton, Michael, Barboni, Barbara, Muzzeddu, Marco, Cappai, Pietro, Tischner, Marian, Loi, Pasqualino
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Wild
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Blastocyst - physiology
Contents
Embryo Transfer - veterinary
Female
Fertilization in Vitro - veterinary
Humans
IVF/ART
Male
Oocytes
ovum pick-up
pregnancy
Reproductive Techniques
Semen
Sheep
Species Specificity
stress
Tissue and Organ Harvesting - veterinary
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Summary:Although the potential use of reproductive biotechnologies for safeguarding endangered wildlife species is undoubted, practical efforts have met with limited success to date. In those instances in which modern technologies have been adapted to rescuing rare or endangered species, procedures have been applied piecemeal, and no consistent breeding program based on reproductive biotechnologies has been undertaken. Here we describe for the first time the rescue of an endangered species, the European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon), by the application of an integrated package of reproductive biotechnologies. This genetic management extended from the initial collection of gametes, through the in vitro production of embryos and interspecific transfer, to the birth of healthy mouflon offspring. In addition, a genetic resource bank for the European mouflon was established, with cryopreserved sperm, embryos, and somatic cells.
ISSN:0006-3363
1529-7268
DOI:10.1095/biolreprod66.3.796