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<p>With the exception of the domestic cat, all felid species (<italic>Felidae</italic>) are currently threatened with extinction in their natural habitat. To develop effective and optimal wild cat conservation programmes with assisted reproductive technology (ART) it is necessary to combine advances from different disciplines of science, starting from the biology of the species, through research into the population and habitat, assisted reproductive technologies, establishment of gene banks, developing bioinformatic systems, and ending with biodiversity and endangered species management. In the last few years knowledge of felid reproduction has expanded considerably thanks to comparative studies utilising the domestic cat as a research model for endangered wild cats. Basic reproductive techniques utilised in both domestic cat breeding and rescuing wild felid populations that are threatened with extinction include semen collection and cryopreservation, artificial insemination, oocyte collection, <italic>in vitro</italic> maturation, <italic>in vitro</italic> fertilisation, somatic cloning, and embryo transfer. The main directions in which assisted reproductive technologies are being developed in wild cat conservation implementations and the contribution of Polish research centres in advancing these methods are presented.</p>
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With the exception of the domestic cat, all felid species (Felidae) are currently threatened with extinction in their natural habitat. To develop effective and optimal wild cat conservation programmes with assisted reproductive technology (ART) it is necessary to combine advances from different disciplines of science, starting from the biology of the species, through research into the population and habitat, assisted reproductive technologies, establishment of gene banks, developing bioinformatic systems, and ending with biodiversity and endangered species management. In the last few years knowledge of felid reproduction has expanded considerably thanks to comparative studies utilising the domestic cat as a research model for endangered wild cats. Basic reproductive techniques utilised in both domestic cat breeding and rescuing wild felid populations that are threatened with extinction include semen collection and cryopreservation, artificial insemination, oocyte collection, in vitro maturation, in vitro fertilisation, somatic cloning, and embryo transfer. The main directions in which assisted reproductive technologies are being developed in wild cat conservation implementations and the contribution of Polish research centres in advancing these methods are presented.

ARTs in wild felid conservation programmes in Poland and in the world

Journal of Veterinary Research

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With the exception of the domestic cat, all felid species (Felidae) are currently threatened with extinction in their natural habitat. To develop effective and...

ARTs in wild felid conservation programmes in Poland and in the world

Article Category: Review Article

Publié en ligne: 13 sept. 2019

Pages: 457 - 464

Reçu: 11 janv. 2019

Accepté: 02 juil. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0043

Mots clés
wild felids, assisted reproduction technology, conservation, biodiversity

© 2019 J. Kochan et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

ARTs in wild felid conservation programmes in Poland and in the world

Article Category: Review Article

Publié en ligne: 13 sept. 2019

Pages: 457 - 464

Reçu: 11 janv. 2019

Accepté: 02 juil. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0043

Mots cléswild felids, assisted reproduction technology, conservation, biodiversity

© 2019 J. Kochan et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
wild felids, assisted reproduction technology, conservation, biodiversity