3000 new references added since the first editionGives information necessary to produce embryos totally through in vitro techniques|Shows commercial applications of embryo and oocyte researchCattle remain at the forefront of many new developments in reproductive technology and ||what can be done for the cow today will later be applicable...

Chapter 1: Developments in Embryo In Vitro Production (IVP) Technology Chapter 2: The Bovine Oestrous Cycle and Associated Events Chapter 3: Recovering the Bovine Oocyte Chapter 4: Maturing the Bovine Oocyte Chapter 5: Capacitating Bovine Sperm Chapter 6: In Vitro Fertilization Chapter 7: Culturing and Evaluating the Early Bovine Embryo Chapter 8: Preservation of Embryos and Oocytes Chapter 9: Establishing Pregnancies with IVP- Embryos Chapter 10: Embryos and Oocytes in Research and Commercial Practice I: Appendices

Reviews of the Second Edition "I am sure this book, again for this second edition, will be a great success and the author should certainly be commended to have made this effort." Michel Thibier, EAAP News, 89, 2004 Reviews of the First Edition "This book is very well written, explains all techniques in a concise but always clear way. Readers will get an enormous amount of information...The style is enjoyable and the book is an invaluable resource. It is, and will remain without doubt, the standard monograph in the field for many years." Professor G Brem, Livestock Production Science, December 1997 "I can only finish this review by congratulating the author upon the production of one of the best reference books I have ever seen." W V Holt, Agricultural Science, Vol 125, 1995 /ul>