Al Shimaa Al Hussainy Hasab Elnabi
Asst. Professor
Embryo Collection and Transfer in Aged Sub-Fertile Arabian Mares
International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences • 2023
Publication Information
Authors
Haitham A. Barbary1,*, Abouelroos M.E.A, Sosa G.A.2, Abdel Ghaffar A.E.2, Fadel M.S.1,
EL naby, AI sh. AI h. H.
Keywords
Embryo Collection, Embryo Transfer, Embryo, Arabian Mares
Journal
International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences
Publisher
Haitham A. Barbary
Volume
24
Issue
12
Pages
655-675
publication.type
International
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Embryo transfer has been used as a management procedure to obtain foals from mares unable to carry a foal to term for a
variety of reasons such as age, chronic uterine infection, and some specific reasons such as chronic abdominal hernia. This study
will present selected older Arabian mares of chronic infertility and one mare who suffered from injury (hernia) in which embryo
transfer was the treatment of choice to obtain foals. A 30 sub-fertile older (> 15 yr. old) Arabian mare suffered from bacterial
endometritis and an endometrial cyst diagnosed by ultrasonography one case suffered from a long-standing hernia and was
referred for embryo transfer after a proper uterine treatment. Among the total number of donor mare (n=30), 56 flushes were
considered with 16 embryos collected (positive flushing) with a recovery rate of 53.3%. All 16 embryos were immediately
transferred trans-cervically into synchronized recipient mares, there were 14 embryos (46.6%) developed which resulted in a
pregnancy at 11-14 days examined by ultrasound, and 2 embryos were lost. All 14 transferred embryos continued to develop
normally, giving rise to healthy foal (46.6%).
variety of reasons such as age, chronic uterine infection, and some specific reasons such as chronic abdominal hernia. This study
will present selected older Arabian mares of chronic infertility and one mare who suffered from injury (hernia) in which embryo
transfer was the treatment of choice to obtain foals. A 30 sub-fertile older (> 15 yr. old) Arabian mare suffered from bacterial
endometritis and an endometrial cyst diagnosed by ultrasonography one case suffered from a long-standing hernia and was
referred for embryo transfer after a proper uterine treatment. Among the total number of donor mare (n=30), 56 flushes were
considered with 16 embryos collected (positive flushing) with a recovery rate of 53.3%. All 16 embryos were immediately
transferred trans-cervically into synchronized recipient mares, there were 14 embryos (46.6%) developed which resulted in a
pregnancy at 11-14 days examined by ultrasound, and 2 embryos were lost. All 14 transferred embryos continued to develop
normally, giving rise to healthy foal (46.6%).