ABSTRACT
Reproductive biotechnologies have recently emerged as a promising alternative for conventional techniques, and play an important role in improving livestock reproductive and productive efficiency. It is noteworthy that, for long-term livestock productivity, it is commanding to start employing these techniques in order to meet the growing challenges of productivity, reproduction, and health with impending environment conditions. These techniques include artificial insemination, cloning, embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization, semen sexing, genome editing and cryopreservation of gametes, etc. for advancement of livestock production and preservation of livestock genetics and to meet the people’s demands of food security. These reproductive technologies revolutionized both male and female and has opened new avenues for studying and manipulating the reproductive process in vitro and in vivo in various livestock species for improving its efficiency. This chapter offers an overview of recent advances in reproductive biotechnology applications in animal agriculture, as well as opportunities to enhanced productivity traits, and reduced energy consumption. These techniques might act as a useful research tool for scientists to understand more about livestock reproduction. The bigger challenge for animal researchers is integrating and potentially using these novel technologies in a way that is socially acceptable.
