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A modified technique for flushing ova from the sheep uterus

A modified technique for flushing ova from the sheep uterus
Peer reviewed
Tervit HR, Havik PG
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 24, Issue 7, pp 138-140, Jul 1976

Article class: Scientific Article

Subject Terms: Anatomy, Embryo/fetus, Endocrine/autocrine/paracrine, Reproduction, Reproduction - assisted/embryo transfer, Reproduction - female, Reproduction - hormones

Animal Type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Abstract

Sheep ova are normally obtained from the reproductive tract using the flushing techniques described by Hunter et al (1955). Oviduct flushes, in the writers` experience, give a higher recovery of ova than uterine flushes, but they result in more adhesions of the tract, which can cause infertility. Consequently, the development of satisfactory uterine flushing techniques appears necessary before ova can be recovered repeatedly from superior ewes. This paper describes such a technique.

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