Surgical and non-surgical egg transfer in horses.
Surgical and non-surgical methods used for the recovery and transfer of fertilized horse eggs are described. Sixteen of the twenty-three zygotes recovered surgically between Days 1 to 6 after ovulation from thirty donor mares were transferred surgically to synchronized recipients; seven pregnancies resulted. Seven of the eleven zygotes recovered non-surgically between Days 6 to 8 after ovulation from twenty-eight donor mares were transferred non-surgically to synchronized recipients; five pregnancies resulted.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses; D010063:Ovum / Q000637:transplantation*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013522:Surgery, Veterinary / Q000379:methods; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous