Abstract. The aim of this study was to investigate if reconstructed felid embryos obtained by intraspecies or intergeneric cloning can develop in vitro. Fibroblast cells (f) from a domestic cat (DCf), marbled cat (MCf) and bovine (Bf) were used as donor cells, and oocytes (o) from domestic cats (DCo) and bovine (Bo) were used as recipient cytoplasts. There were two intraspecies (donor cell + recipient cytoplast: DCf + DCo and Bf + Bo) and three intergeneric (MCf + DCo, DCf + Bo and MCf + Bo) cloning groups in the study. In Experiment 1, the effects of manipulation media, modified or Emcare holding medium (EHM), on in vitro development of DCf + DCo embryos were investigated. The blastocyst formation rate (BFR) of the embryos manipulated in EHM (33.3%) was higher (P<0.05) compared with those manipulated in 199H (18.1%). In Experiment 2, DCf + DCo and MCf + DCo embryos were cocultured with or without domestic cat oviductal epithelium cells. Irrespective of coculture, the same BFR was obtained for DCf + DCo embryos (44.4 vs. 38.0%), while MCf + DCo embryos could not develop beyond the morula stage. In experiment 3, although the development of MCf + DCo and DCf + Bo embryos was arrested at the morula stage, 8.6% of MCf + Bo embryos were able to develop to the blastocyst stage. These results demonstrated that EHM was superior to 199H as an embryo manipulation medium and that the DCo and Bo could support the early embryonic development of intergeneric cloned marbled cat embryos up to the morula stage. However, postimplantation development still needs to be investigated. Key words: Bovine cytoplast, Development, Felid embryos, Intergeneric cloning, Marbled cat (J. Reprod. Dev. 57: [385][386][387][388][389][390][391][392] 2011) is the world's first domestic cat (DC) cloned using an adult somatic cell as a donor nucleus [1]. To date, several reports have successfully documented domestic kittens [2][3][4][5] cloned by NT. There are many efforts currently underway to study the conservation of endangered felid species. In order to preserve and increase the numbers of endangered felid species such as the African wildcat [6,7], leopard cat [3, 8], marbled cat (MC; Pardofelis marmorata) [9] and sand cat [10], nuclear transfer (NT) has been used to produce cloned embryos.Interspecies or intergeneric NT is a high potential technique for conserving a number of endangered species. One such species is the MC, a wildcat that is considered at risk of extinction in Southeast Asia. The size of the MC is larger than a big DC, and it has a base fur color that ranges from brownish to grey with a pattern of irregular dark marbled blotches and spots outlined with black strips. The declining population could be attributed to poaching and human destruction of the natural ecosystem. Although the remaining population of the MC is not known, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) classifies the MC as intermediate and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flo...