Elite cattle breeds for today’s dairy and meat industry Application note

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Producing embryos involves fertilizing the highquality oocytes obtained from elite breeds of cattle, then growing them in vitro to the point at which they become mature embryos. These embryos are then cryopreserved, a process that uses low temperatures, and stored until they are applied in embryo transfer technologies further down the line. The elite embryos can be stored in liquid nitrogen at temperatures of as low as -196°С for an unlimited period of time, as these conditions preserve their vitality.

When it comes to working with embryos, sterile conditions and maximum process reliability are of the utmost importance. This is exactly why Betagran Lipezk LLC made the decision to use CO2 incubators from Binder’s CB series in order to produce mature embryos. These incubators feature an innovative safety concept: Hot-air sterilization at 180°C is performed regularly, ensuring the unit provides a completely sterile environment for embryo growth. One of the main elements in the unit is a fixed, heatsterilizable CO2 sensor.