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A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production
Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132286 A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production Theiner, Claudia Lambrechts, Helet Stellenbosch University. Faculty of AgriSciences. Dept. of Animal Science. Water buffalo -- Breeding Water buffalo -- Reproduction Water buffalo -- Artificial insemination Biotechnology Buffalo -- Spermatozoa -- Quality Water buffalo -- Productivity Reproductive technology UCTD Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Theiner, C. 2025. A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/7ac5cbfe-5391-4e83-b288-57c13f9f5585 ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Water buffalo are an economically valuable species as they contribute to the socio-economic stability of various developing and developed countries, supplying meat, milk, and draught power. The increased popularity of high value differentiated products, such as traditional Italian mozzarella, in recent years has resulted in a global increased demand for water buffalo. This has resulted in the increased implementation of ARTs in buffalo production systems, to meet this increased demand. However, water buffalo present many unique physiological characteristics that limit their reproductive efficiency. As a result, ARTs are not as effectively used in water buffalo as they are in cattle production systems. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the degree of standardization of assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) for buffalo species, and additionally the degree in which studies report on methodological information related to these ARTs. The focus of this study was on water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) species, including the river buffalo and swamp buffalo sub-species, as no studies related to ARTs of African buffalo met the inclusion- and exclusion criteria of this review. The ARTs evaluated in this review included protocols related artificial insemination (AI), and in vitro embryo production (IVEP). Critically confounding variables (CCVs) were identified and selected from AI- and IVEP- related studies, to be able to determine the degree of consistent reporting of research methodologies and to determine the degree of standardisation of protocols related to these ARTs for water buffalo. This study highlights the importance of consistent data reporting of protocols related to ARTs in water buffalo, to support the standardisation and optimisation of protocols that are specific to the species. This study also highlights challenges associated with the incomplete reporting of research methodologies, as this results in the inability to interpret and compare study results, thus negatively influencing the refinement of ART protocols for water buffalo. This systematic review contributes to understanding the importance of the selected CCVs on the success and efficacy of AI- and IVEP protocols. It also advocates for the establishment of comprehensive, standard reporting practices of species-specific research methodologies that support the refinement of ART protocols for the water buffalo species, and the river- and swamp buffalo sub-species, respectively. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Waterbuffels is 'n ekonomies waardevolle spesie aangesien hulle bydra tot die sosio-ekonomiese stabiliteit van verskeie ontwikkelende en ontwikkelde lande, wat vleis, melk en trekkrag verskaf. Die toenemende gewildheid van hoëwaarde-gedifferensieerde produkte, soos tradisionele Italiaanse mozzarella die afgelope paar jaar, het gelei tot 'n wêreldwye toenemende vraag na waterbuffels. Dit het gelei tot ‘n toename in die implementering van ondersteunende reproduksietegnieke (ORT'e) in buffelproduksiestelsels om aan hierdie verhoogde vraag te voldoen. Waterbuffels beskik egter oor baie unieke fisiologiese eienskappe wat hul voortplantingsdoeltreffendheid beperk. Gevolglik word ORT’e nie so effektief in waterbuffels, wanneer vergelyk met beesproduksiestelsels, gebruik nie. Die doel van hierdie sistematiese oorsig was om die mate van standaardisering van ORT’e vir buffelspesies te bepaal, en ook die mate waarvan hoe effektief studies verslag doen oor metodologiese inligting wat verband hou met hierdie ORT’e. Die fokus van hierdie studie was op waterbuffels (Bubalus bubalis) spesies, insluitend die rivierbuffel- en moerasbuffel subspesies, aangesien geen studies wat verband hou met ORT’e van Afrika-buffels aan die insluitings- en uitsluitingskriteria van hierdie oorsig voldoen het nie. Die ORT’e wat in hierdie oorsig geëvalueer is, sluit in protokolle, verwante kunsmatige inseminasie (KI) en in vitro embrio produksie (IVEP). Krities verwarrende veranderlikes (CCV's) is geïdentifiseer en gekies uit KI- en IVEP- verwante studies, om die mate van konsekwente verslagdoening van navorsingsmetodologieë te kan bepaal en om die mate van standaardisering van protokolle wat met hierdie ORT’e vir waterbuffels verband hou, te bepaal. Hierdie studie beklemtoon die belangrikheid van konsekwente dataverslagdoening van protokolle wat verband hou met ORT’e in waterbuffels, om die standaardisering en optimalisering van protokolle wat spesifiek vir die spesie is, te ondersteun. Hierdie studie beklemtoon ook uitdagings wat verband hou met die onvolledige verslagdoening van navorsingsmetodologieë, aangesien dit lei tot die onvermoë om studie resultate te interpreteer en te vergelyk, en sodoende die verfyning van ORT-protokolle vir waterbuffels negatief beïnvloed. Hierdie sistematiese oorsig dra by tot die begrip van die belangrikheid van die geselekteerde CCV's op die sukses en doeltreffendheid van KI- en IVEP-protokolle. Dit bepleit ook die vestiging van omvattende, gestandaardiseerde verslagdoeningspraktyke van spesiespesifieke navorsingsmetodologieë wat die verfyning van ORT-protokolle vir onderskeidelik die waterbuffelspesies en die rivier- en moerasbuffel subspesies ondersteun. Masters 2025-06-02T13:26:01Z 2025-06-02T13:26:01Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132286 en Stellenbosch University xv, 6 pages unnumbered, 118 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Water buffalo -- Breeding Water buffalo -- Reproduction Water buffalo -- Artificial insemination Biotechnology Buffalo -- Spermatozoa -- Quality Water buffalo -- Productivity Reproductive technology UCTD Theiner, Claudia A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production |
| title | A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production |
| title_full | A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production |
| title_short | A systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production |
| title_sort | systematic review of the use of assisted reproductive techniques in buffalo production |
| topic | Water buffalo -- Breeding Water buffalo -- Reproduction Water buffalo -- Artificial insemination Biotechnology Buffalo -- Spermatozoa -- Quality Water buffalo -- Productivity Reproductive technology UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132286 |
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