Coutinho da Silva M A
Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Theriogenology. 2008 Aug;70(3):441-4. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.05.039. Epub 2008 Jun 5.
The use of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) has helped owners to produce offspring from valuable mares that were considered infertile using standard breeding techniques. Before referring a mare for an ART, the practitioner should be able to identify the underlying cause of subfertility of the mare. The objective of this review is to provide information regarding embryo transfer, oocyte transfer and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, the three most common ART used in equine practice. Knowing the complexity as well as the risks of these techniques, enables practitioners to refer a subfertile mare to the least complex and most appropriate and successful ART that can overcome specific causes of infertility.
辅助生殖技术（ART）的应用帮助马主从那些使用标准繁殖技术被认为不育的珍贵母马繁育出后代。在将母马转诊接受ART之前，从业者应能够识别母马生育力低下的潜在原因。本综述的目的是提供有关胚胎移植、卵母细胞移植和胞浆内单精子注射的信息，这三种是马匹实践中最常用的ART。了解这些技术的复杂性和风险，能使从业者将生育力低下的母马转诊至最不复杂、最恰当且最成功的ART，以克服特定的不育原因。
