Embryo Transfer
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Cloning and Embryo Transfer Legal Issues
The legality of cloning and embryo transfer in horses were discussed at a recent equine law convention.
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Identifying Genetic Disorders in Equine Embryos
According to Hinrichs, the team has achieved success rates greater than 97% in identifying genetic disorders.
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A Chip Off the Old Block: Equine Cloning
In this article we'll explore how horses are cloned, why this process is becoming increasingly popular, how closely cloned offspring resemble the original animals, and potential perils and pitfalls.
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Recipient Mare Traits Passing On to Foals
May 07, 2013
Is there any proof or research available about the receiving mare's effect on the foal?... Read More
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Cloning and Embryo Transfer Legal Issues
May 23, 2012
The legality of cloning and embryo transfer in horses were discussed at a recent equine law convention.... Read More
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Identifying Genetic Disorders in Equine Embryos
April 09, 2012
According to Hinrichs, the team has achieved success rates greater than 97% in identifying genetic disorders.... Read More
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Assisted Equine Reproduction Horse Course Archived
March 14, 2012
Foss explained a number of scientifically advanced assisted reproduction techniques and relayed how they work.... Read More
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Embryo Recovery Procedures and Collection Success: A Review (AAEP 2010)
March 05, 2011
Since the first live foal produced by embryo transfer was born in 1974, the procedure has become one of the most popular assisted reproduction options for breeders with mares who are valuable or for mares that are to remain in competition. According ... Read More
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Assisted Reproduction in Horses: Practical Usage (AAEP 2010)
February 06, 2011
Technology is an amazing thing--especially technology that allows veterinarians to produce live foals from horses with very poor fertility and even from those that have died. A number of assisted reproductive technologies for horses have been ... Read More
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A Chip Off the Old Block: Equine Cloning
February 01, 2011
In this article we'll explore how horses are cloned, why this process is becoming increasingly popular, how closely cloned offspring resemble the original animals, and potential perils and pitfalls.... Read More
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Equine Embryo Transfer Table Topic (AAEP 2010)
January 17, 2011
Equine embryo transfer was a hot topic, discussing different aspects such as donor mare management, embryo recovery techniques, synchronization of recipient and donor mares, and quality and management of recipient mares. ... Read More
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Hormones and Mare Conception Rates
February 22, 2010
Treatment with equine follicle-stimulating hormone (eFSH) does not increase healthy mares' conception rates, researchers recently reported. The hormone eFSH is used to stimulate donor mares' ovaries to increase the number of ... Read More
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Embryo Transfer Pioneer Dr. John Hurtgen Dies
February 17, 2010
John P. Hurtgen, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, the father of modern embryo transfer, died early this morning while helping a mare to foal at his Nandi Farm in Pennsylvania. Hurtgen, 62, is reported to have collapsed while assisting the foalin... Read More
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Equine Reproduction Advances Discussed at AAEP
February 16, 2010
What was the hottest news in equine veterinary medicine in 2009? During the popular Kester News Hour session at the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, three top veterinarians (who focus on equine reproduction, inte... Read More
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First Biopsied Vitrified Embryo Foal Born
February 15, 2010
The world's first foal from a biopsied and vitrified embryo transferred into a surrogate mare was born Jan. 27, 2010, at Minitube International Center for Biotechnology in Mount Horeb, Wisc. The procedure used to create the filly provides ho... Read More
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Breedings to Deceased Stallions Offered Via Injection Technique
November 17, 2009
A reproductive technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), in which a sperm cell is injected directly into an egg, has resulted in foals from many mares that were no longer able to produce. However, it might be equally as... Read More
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Sexed Equine Semen Available Commercially in 2010
November 12, 2009
The ability to have stallion semen sorted for sex-selected foals is being offered on a commercial basis through a new alliance between Sexing Technologies and Equine Reproduction Innovations. The use of sex-selected semen in conjunction with... Read More
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Equine Reproduction Advances: Filly Born a Year after Dam's Death
August 14, 2009
Mira, a foal born Aug. 4,runs happily in Binghamton, N.Y., even though her mother died almost a year ago from a ruptured intestine. Her birth was made possible through a team at Cornell that might be among the first to successfully extract... Read More
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Embryo Transfer in Chronically Infertile Mares, AAEP 2008
March 24, 2009
Embryo transfer is a management procedure for producing foals by mares that either are in training or have reproduction problems. In some cases the goal is to allow young performing mares to reproduce while continuing their careers. In other cases th... Read More
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DNA Testing for Twins (AAEP 2008)
March 03, 2009
Tissues from both the recipient and donor mare, as well as from the two stillborn foals, were submitted for microsatellite analysis. The analysis verified that the foals had identical genotypes and resulted from the transferred embryo.... Read More
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Unique Attribute of Equine Uterus Impacts Embryo Transfer
January 26, 2009
The equine uterine environment plays an integral role in the early developmental stages of pregnancy, even prior to implantation of the embryo, according to British researchers who recently examined the role of the uterus in ... Read More
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Embryo Transfer an Involved but Viable Breeding Option
January 20, 2009
Horse owners with a mare that can't carry a foal to term need not give up on the idea of getting a foal from her. One potential solution is embryo transfer (ET), a technique that involves taking a fertilized egg from the desired mare and... Read More
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Equine Endometrial Infections Following Embryo Transfer Limit Pregnancy Rates
October 25, 2008
According to a group of European reproduction specialists from the Centre for Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer, University of Veterinary Sciences in Austria, subclinical infections of the uterine lining can occur following... Read More
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Summit Speakers Discuss Equine Reproductive Technology
June 05, 2008
Four speakers discussed advances in assisted reproduction to wrap up the session on the emerging science of horse breeding at the Kentucky International Equine Summit, held in Lexington, Ky., April 28-29. The speakers agreed that the key is not... Read More
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Genetic Concentration: Too Much of a Good Thing?
May 24, 2008
"For years we've taught the industry about reproduction, but we haven't taught about breeding," said Gary Carpenter, executive director of the American Quarter Horse Foundation during a roundtable at the International Equine Summit, held in... Read More
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Palm Beach Equine Medical Purchases Embryo Transfer Facility
April 25, 2008
Palm Beach Equine Medical Centers, headquartered in Wellington, Fla., recently purchased the New Bridge Embryo Centre in Aiken, S.C. The facility is now called the Palm Beach Equine Embryo Center (PBEEC). The goal is to continue to provide top-notc... Read More
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Reproductive Hormones Directly Influence Embryo Development
January 26, 2008
A group of Dutch researchers reported evidence that the equine conceptus (i.e., the embryo and associated membranes) might be directly responsive to the reproductive hormones progesterone and estrogen,... Read More
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Mississippi Vet School Completes its First Frozen Embryo Transfer
December 07, 2007
Her future registered name might be different, but around the horse unit at Mississippi State University (MSU), everyone calls her Popsicle. Born in September, Popsicle is the result of MSU's first successful frozen embryo transfer in... Read More
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