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Obese Broodmares Have Lower Embryonic Survival Rates
by Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc | Nov 18, 2022
Keeping donor and recipient mares in moderate body condition might improve survival rates of transferred embryos.
Read MoreEmbryo Transfer in Horses: What You Need to Know
by Erica Larson | Mar 20, 2022
Have you considered using a surrogate to carry your performance mare’s foal? Learn about the process and what you can expect.
Read MoreBreeding Older Mares
by Maureen Blaney Flietner | Mar 12, 2022
Are you thinking about breeding an older mare? Remember there are steps—some simple, some cutting-edge—breeders can take to obtain foals from mares with waning fertility.
Read MoreSuccessful Donkey Embryo Transfer Technique Developed
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Oct 17, 2021
While successful embryo transfer in donkeys is rare, a new technique created by Brazilian researchers resulted in two surrogate jennies giving birth to healthy donkey foals.
Read MoreDo Recipient Mares Pass Traits to Foals?
by Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT | Jun 13, 2020
One researcher describes what we know about the receiving mare’s effect on the foal in embryo transfer scenarios.
Read MoreStudy: Mules Make Excellent Moms for Equine Embryo Transfer
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Mar 15, 2020
Female mules can’t reproduce naturally. But researchers found they can make excellent surrogate dams for embryo transfer.
Read MoreHow to Get a Foal From a Performance Mare
by Ryan Ferris, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT | Aug 16, 2019
Is your mare’s competitive career progressing, but you’d like to get a foal from her? Dr. Ryan Ferris gives an overview of how much time a mare needs off training for assisted reproductive techniques, such as embryo transfer.
Read MoreEquine Embryo Transfer Techniques Compared
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Oct 16, 2018
Researchers identified a 90% pregnancy rate in mares impregnated using the Wilsher embryo transfer technique and a 70% pregnancy rate in mares treated using traditional embryo transfer protocols.
Read MoreAssisted Reproductive Technologies for Horses
by TheHorse.com | May 1, 2018
Where do we go from here? Find out from Charlie Scoggins, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, who’s a fertility clinician at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.
Read MoreOvercoming Three Embryo Transfer Obstacles
by Alexandra Beckstett, The Horse Managing Editor | Mar 13, 2018
A reproductive specialist describes techniques to help clinicians overcome common challenges in embryo recovery and recipient mare management.
Read MoreFreezing Equine Embryos is Getting More Practical
by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Nov 17, 2017
Study results revealed promising pregnancy rates with embryos that weren’t frozen in a laboratory but in a barn.
Read MoreThinking Outside the Breeding Shed
by Marian Carpenter | Jun 17, 2015
Infertile mare? Deceased stallion? No problem! Equine reproduction is now high-tech enough to overcome these hurdles.
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