Use of Oocyte Transfer in a Commercial Breeding Program to Obtain Pregnancies from Mares with Reproductive Pathologies
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Oocyte transfer can be used to obtain pregnancies from mares in which embryo transfer is unsuccessful. Transfer of oocytes in a group of older mares with long histories of infertility resulted in pregnancies from 13% (6/46) of cycles, 23% (6/26) of oocyte transfers, and 38% (6/16) of cycling donors. Noncycling, hormone-treated mares were suitable oocyte recipients. With continued modifications, this technique would be a viable alternative to embryo transfer in specialized equine practices. Authors’ Address: Colorado State University, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Fort Collins, CO 80523. r 1999 AAEP.
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