The general objective is to develop and adapt methods and protocols that make the preservation of germplasm (gametes and embryos) of different species of domestic animals of economic interest more efficient and safe. To do so, it has five action plans, ranging from the search for animal welfare indicators to estimate seminal quality to advanced transcriptome and proteome techniques to identify molecular changes that affect the response to cryopreservation. They are: PA1 (management), PA2 (animal

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015

Brazil has several breeds of domestic animals that have been developed from breeds brought by Portuguese colonists at the time of discovery. Over the centuries, these breeds have been subjected to natural selection in environments in which they live to the point of presenting specific characteristics to adapt to these conditions. They are known as “creole", "local" or "naturalized".

Currently, many of these breeds are endangered of extinction because over the centuries, they have

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

The Innovation Network in Animal Reproduction adds skills among the different teams that work in the area of ​​animal breeding biotechnology at Embrapa with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of animal production chains in Brazil. Among the objectives, the following stand out: creation of new technological platforms in this area, transfer of technologies generated by the component projects and consolidation of Embrapa as a reference institution for the formation of public policies related

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015