Advantages and Disadvantages of Either Technique

Other Advantages of IVF

You can maintain a cow with their normal 365 day calving interval if multiple embryo collections are required. Since donors can be pregnant up to 100 days, they can be collected before and after pregnancy. Importantly, raw data for the Days to Calving EBV can be submitted with confidence that the data is not disrupted by extended flushing periods.

Younger heifers can be collected, because the small/immature uterus can be by-passed, reducing the risk of causing a problem in these young animals.

Donors who become refractory to conventional MOET flushing, have a chance to perform better with IVF.

Although conception rates are lower in IVF, the frequency of collection and ability to collect embryos during pregnancy can result in the ability to produce more calves in a shorter period.

Both embryo transfer techniques have advantages and disadvantages compared to each other. Overall, both techniques allow producers to identify elite genetics and multiply these genetics rapidly.