The Animal Reproduction Department is located on the Campus of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), close to the Veterinary Faculty, and belongs to the Moncloa Campus, which is one of the main Spanish Campus of International Excellence. The Department addresses different aspects of reproductive physiology and biotechnologies in different animal species in order to understand the basic mechanisms that regulate fertility and embryonic development, conserve animal genetic resources and biodiversity, promote animal welfare, optimize animal production and developing new reproductive biotechnologies for use in improving the reproductive efficiency of animals in the face of new challenges in animal production, conservation, assisted reproduction, sustainable development and the impact of environmental changes.