From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2011-09-03 23:00:11 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] abstract reproductive tech and genome work
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>, fg <ferret-genetics@yahoogroups.com>
For veterinary applications ferret genetics is under study in relation to some common ferret illnesses by groups such as those with Dr. Robert Wagner of Pitt or Dr. Michelle Hawkins of UC Davis. This is somewhat related, due to application, and therefore some portions of the article *might* interest those here with a strong interest in that topic depending on the article's content:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21883515
> Reprod Domest Anim. 2011 Aug 29. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01886.x. [Epub ahead of print]
> Reproductive Technologies Relevant to the Genome Resource Bank in Carnivora.
> Amstislavsky S, Lindeberg H, Luvoni G.
> Source
> Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Division, Novosibirsk, Russia Department of Biosciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Veterinarie Sezione di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica Veterinaria, Universita degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
> Abstract
> Carnivora is one of the most species-rich order of Mammalia. Some species, e.g. domestic cats, dogs and ferrets, are among the most popular pets; others, such as minks and farmed foxes, have economic value for the fur breeding industry. Still others, such as tigers, bears and other top predators, have great impact on the health of natural ecosystems. Most if not all Carnivora species have great cultural and aesthetic importance for man. There are enormous differences between mammalian species in reproductive physiology, and it is not surprising that reproductive technologies can be used with high efficiency with some animal groups, e.g. most farm animals and laboratory rodents, but are very laborious when used with Carnivora species, which often possess unique reproductive traits. The efficiency of assisted reproductive technology (ART) applied to semi-domestic, non-domestic and especially to endangered species of Carnivora remains extremely low in most cases, and often the first positive result reported is the only instance when ART has been successful with that species. Although there are approximately 270 species in the Carnivora order, to the best of our knowledge, successful published attempts to apply ART have been reported for only four families: Mustelidae, Felidae, Canidae and Ursidae. The main achievements in ART, embryo technology in particular, for these families of Carnivora, together with challenges and problems, are reviewed in the relevant sections.
>
> © 2011 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.
>
> PMID: 21883515 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
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