EMBRYO TRANSFER IN HORSES

WHAT IS EMBRYO TRANSFER (ET)?

We can breed your mare and 8 days later we flush the early embryo from her uterus and transfer it by non-surgical embryo transfer (ET) into the healthy uterus of a recipient (surrogate) mare.

ADVANTAGES OF ET:

  • Breed your mare while she competes
  • Walk in ET service available (AI your mare at home)
  • Shipped embryo service available
  • Produce more than one foal per year
  • Use different stallions in the same season
  • Transfer the embryo from an old uterus to a young uterus
Embryo transfer_Lee embryo transfer 2016
Embryo transfer_Lab Lee embryo hood 2

FROZEN EMBRYOS

  • Freeze embryos when it suits you and transfer them later
  • Freezing embryos can reduce recipient mare management costs
  • Freeze spare embryos
  • Buy a frozen embryo
  • Provide your own recipients or use EquiBreed recipients

DISADVANTAGES OF ET:

  • For the best results you need to use a team with proven experience
  • It requires the management of 3 mares to get one pregnancy
  • Competition mares are prone to overheating so avoid Dec-Jan
  • It is important to budget for grazing and management of the surrogate mare

WHAT RESULTS CAN WE EXPECT FROM ET?

  • Embryo recovery rate depends on the fertility of the mare and stallion
  • Our fresh embryo packages allow up to 3 cycles per pregnancy
  • More than 80% fresh embryos survive after transfer
  • More than 70% frozen thawed embryos survive after transfer
Embryo transfer success in New Zealand

FROZEN EMBRYOS FOR SALE

We have several frozen embryos available for sale on a pregnancy basis by Arezzo VDL, Carrera VDL and more…. contact us for more information – most of the hard work is done and you still have the fun of the foal experience.