Foreword: A perspective on the role of emerging technologies for the propagation of companion animals, non-domestic and endangered species

Monique C. J. Paris; Gabriela F. Mastromonaco; Damien B. B. P. Paris; Rebecca L. Krisher

doi:10.1071/RD07091

FOREWORD

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Foreword: A perspective on the role of emerging technologies for the propagation of companion animals, non-domestic and endangered species

Monique C. J. Paris ^A ^B , Gabriela F. Mastromonaco ^C , Damien B. B. P. Paris ^B and Rebecca L. Krisher ^D ^E

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^A Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals (IBREAM), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

^B Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

^C Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

^D Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.

^E Corresponding author. Email: rkrisher@purdue.edu

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 19(6) iii-vii https://doi.org/10.1071/RD07091
Submitted: 11 June 2007 Accepted: 11 June 2007 Published: 2 August 2007

Abstract

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have been used successfully in humans, domestic and laboratory species for many years. In contrast, our limited knowledge of basic reproductive physiology has restricted the application of ART in companion animal, non-domestic and endangered species (CANDES). Although there are numerous benefits, and in some cases a necessity, for applying ART for the reproductive and genetic management of CANDES, the challenges encountered with even the most basic procedures have limited the rate of progress. In this foreword we discuss the status of conventional ART, such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilisation, as well as their benefits and inherent difficulties when applied to CANDES. It is upon these techniques, and ultimately our knowledge of basic reproductive physiology, that the success of emerging technologies, such as those described in this special issue, are dependent for success.

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