Strategies for oocyte collection and in vitro embryo production in free-roaming bison herds

• Main Author: Zwiefelhofer, Miranda Lynn
• Other Authors: Adams, Gregg P, Singh, Jaswant, Mastromonaco, Gabriela F, Shury, Todd, MacPhee, Daniel
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Saskatchewan 2022
• Subjects: bison; wildlife; advanced reproductive techniques; IVF; Wood Buffalo; Bison bison athabascae; Wood Bison; Wood Buffalo National Park; Bison bison bison
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10388/13935

Wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) are a threatened subspecies native to North America. Endemic disease in the largest and most genetically diverse wood bison population in Wood Buffalo National Park has resulted in strict monitoring of populations and restricted the transfer of genetics to outside...