Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 251 - Veterinary Medicine, Board of
Sub-Agency 0001 - Veterinary Medicine, Board of
Chapter 12 - EMBRYO TRANSPLANT OR EMBRYO TRANSFER
Section 12-2 - Definitions
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 12-2
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) "Embryo transfer" means the placing of an embryo into the reproductive tract of a female food animal by transcervical methods.
(b) "Embryo transfer technician" means a person who has a valid and current permit issued by the Board to perform embryo transfer to a food animal.
(c) "Embryo transplant" means the procedure of the removal of ova or embryos from a donor food animal and subsequent implantation of the embryos into a surrogate mother food animal.
(i) The practice of embryo transplanting
involves basic knowledge, skills, and abilities in manual rectal palpation,
synchronization and stimulation with hormones, administration of local
anesthetics, flushing with lab media, use of microscopes, freezing and thawing
of embryos, catheterizing animals, administration of antibiotics and grading of
embryos. The practice and procedures of embryo transplanting by technicians is
limited to non-surgical.
(d) "Embryo transplant technician" means a person who has a valid and current permit issued by the Board to perform non-surgical embryo transplants.
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