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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Subject:</B> Japan: 1st dogs
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<P>DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE + AP Associated Press<BR><A
href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080922TDY03101.htm">http://www.yomiuri.<WBR>co.jp/dy/<WBR>national/<WBR>20080922TDY03101<WBR>.htm</A><BR><BR>1st
dogs said born from frozen ova<BR><BR>The Yomiuri Shimbun<BR><BR>SAPPORO--A
Labrador retriever gave birth earlier this month to what are claimed to be the
world's first puppies born from transplanted frozen fertilized<BR>eggs--births
that could lead toward alleviating the current shortage of guide dogs in
Japan.<BR><BR>A research team led by Prof. Hiroshi Suzuki, a specialist in
developmental engineering at Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary
Medicine, transplanted<BR>frozen fertilized ova of a Labrador retriever guide
dog into another bitch of the same breed.<BR><BR>It is important for guide dogs
to be gentle and take easily to people. Even after about a year's training, only
30 percent to 40 percent of dogs pass a<BR>test to become a companion for blind
people.<BR><BR>Potential guide dogs must be neutered before training to prevent
them from becoming distracted by sexual urges. So even if they are later judged
to be excellent<BR>workers with a good temperament, they are unable to produce
offspring.<BR><BR>Eggs taken from a bitch before it is neutered can be stored
indefinitely before being used for artificial semination.<BR><BR>This makes it
easy to draw up a long-term breeding plan and could solve to the current guide
dog shortage.<BR><BR>Frozen fertilized eggs from guide dogs in training and
breeding dogs were transplanted into 3-year-old Maro, a bitch bred for
experimental use at the university<BR>in Obihiro, Hokkaido.<BR><BR>Maro gave
birth to three puppies on Sept. 8. Though one was stillborn, the experiment was
judged to have been a success.<BR><BR>According to Suzuki, the survival rate of
fertilized eggs after freezing is low, and there have been no other successful
births to date.<BR><BR>To increase the survival rate of the eggs, Suzuki
employed a method of rapidly freezing them to minus 196 C to minimize cell
damage.<BR><BR>The research was conducted in conjunction with the Sapporo-based
Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.<BR><BR>About 8,000 people
nationwide have applied to own a guide dog, but only about 1,000 such dogs are
in active service.<BR><BR>(Sep. 22, 2008)<BR>© The Yomiuri
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