@article{vdt 75496, author = {L T. M. Vandenberghe, J. Govaere, H. Nelis, M. Hoogewijs, P. Daels, A. Van Soom}, title = {Embryo transfer in horses: essential to modern breeding}, volume = {81}, year = {2012}, url = {https://openjournals.ugent.be/vdt/article/id/75496/}, issue = {5}, doi = {10.21825/vdt.v81i5.18326}, abstract = {<p>Nowadays, a valuable competition mare can produce offspring without interrupting its sport career which is made possible by a technique called embryo transfer. The valuable mare is inseminated and an embryo is flushed seven days later. The early embryo is then transferred to the uterus of a recipient mare that carries the pregnancy to term. In 50% of the cases, flushing of the donor mare results in an embryo. After transfer, an average of 70% of the recipient mares become pregnant. These percentages are influenced by several factors related to both the donor and recipient mares.</p>}, month = {10}, pages = {274-282}, issn = {0303-9021}, publisher={Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UGent)}, journal = {Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift} }