FBN Research Unit Reproductive Biology
Regulatory processes of gamete maturation and early embryonic development are very important for fertility and reproduction of farm animals. Therefore, the biological processes of follicular development, oocyte maturation, fertilisation, early embryonic and fetal development are the main topics of interest. The research is carried out in cattle, pigs and horses. Laboratory rodents are used as model animals. The biological processes are studied on different levels of the feature expression. The results of the research serve the safeguarding of a high reproductive health of the farm animals as well as the development and optimization of reproduction biotechnologies.
Parent institution:
Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Details of FBN
Address
FBN Research Unit Reproductive Biology
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
D-18196 Dummerstorf
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Phone: +49 38208 68750
Fax: +49 38208 68752
email: wkanitz(@)fbn-dummerstorf.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Task 1: Investigation of follicular dynamics, follicular and oocyte development
- Task 2: Investigation of processes of early embryonic development and of communication between embryo or foetus and maternal tissue
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative project: FUGATO-plus - REMEDY - Reproductive and metabolic problems in the dairy cow; project P1 and P3 Details of Collaborative project: FUGATO-plus - REMEDY - Reproductive and metabolic problems in the dairy cow; project P1 and P3
- Collaborative project: Innovative methods of trait recording in dairy cattle as a basis of the modern breeding program of the Nord-Ost-Genetic – Subproject 5 Details of Collaborative project: Innovative methods of trait recording in dairy cattle as a basis of the modern breeding program of the Nord-Ost-Genetic – Subproject 5
- Relationship between reproductive disorders and oxidatively modified lipids in the circulation and follicular fluid of dairy cows Details of Relationship between reproductive disorders and oxidatively modified lipids in the circulation and follicular fluid of dairy cows