linkedin post 2014-05-27 04:55:27

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REPRODUCTIVE OPTIONS. "Twenty years ago, the only reproductive technologies available to infertile couples were artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization. Since that time, there has been an explosion of reproductive and genetic technologies, and a multitude of options are now available both to those with fertility problems." http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/prb0035-e.htm View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-05-27 04:59:18

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GENETIC VS GESTATIONAL SURROGATE. "A genetic surrogate essentially donates her own egg and is inseminated with the sperm of the commissioning man. A gestational surrogate has an embryo inserted into her uterus following IVF. The embryo is produced with the egg and sperm of the commissioning couple, or in some cases, donated gametes." http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/prb0035-e.htm View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-05-28 06:45:21

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ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION "is used in many non-human animals, including sheep, horses, cattle, pigs, dogs, pedigree animals generally, zoo animals, turkeys and even honeybees." Turkeys are reportedly now so inbred they cannot breed unaided. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_insemination View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-05-28 06:47:04

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MOST FARM ANIMALS ARE ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED: "the most commonly used method of breeding food production animals in developed countries, with more than 90% pigs and almost the same proportion of dairy cattle bred by this method in the European Union and North America." http://www.intechopen.com/books/artificial-insemination-in-farm-animals/artificial-insemination-current-and-future-trends View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-05-28 06:49:07

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ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION IN CATTLE. "More than 88 million cattle had been subjected to A.I. in 1970. Of these, Europe ... the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Japan accounted for 73 million and the rest of the world for about 15 million ... the total number of artificially inseminated cattle and buffaloes in the world ...120 million a year." http://lnkd.in/bKuSqwS View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-05-28 06:53:29

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ALMOST ALL MEAT IS ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED. "100 percent of commercially raised turkeys in the U.S. (save for heritage turkeys) are born from artificial insemination. for the past 150 years, fish farming has been harvesting eggs from the female, and mixing them with milk (sperm) from the males." Zero percent of chickens are AI due to sheer numbers. http://lnkd.in/bWVC4Uk View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-05-29 04:10:02

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THE DAIRY INDUSTRY may be a good starting point to predict the future of human reproduction at least from a technical reproductive perspective, because changes in the last 100 years have been very dramatic, including artificial insemination, hormone manipulation, embryo transfers and cloning. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-05-29 04:12:26

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rBGH (rBST ) RECOMBINANT BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN or BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE was forced out of the dairy industry practices by unhappy consumers, and this could happen in the future with current hormonal manipulation of dairy herds. Clearly, the experience of rBGH has set a tone in consumer trust for decades to come. View in LinkedIn
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