Transported Embryo Service
Embryo transfer (ET) has revolutionised breeding by enabling mares to remain in competition and start their breeding journey at the same time. In the past, mares would either have to wait until their competitive career was over before breeding, in which time their natural fertility may be declining, or have to pause their career to have a foal. ET allows mares to remain in competition while producing foals via recipient mares.
We are highly specialised at ET at Twemlows, a process that involves insemination and embryo flushing of the donor mare and transfer into the recipient mare. To make the process as streamlined as possible for you, we also offer transported embryo service. Your home vet can artificially inseminate and flush your mare, and the embryo is transported to us to transfer into one of our recipient mares.
Advantages of Transported ET
- You don’t need to travel your mare to our stud
- You don’t need to find a recipient mare to manage
- Your vet can liaise directly with us
Information for Vets
Embryo Transfer (ET) is growing in popularity as a breeding option for competitive mares or those that cannot safely carry a foal to term. We work closely with veterinary practices around the UK to help achieve successful ET with our transported embryo services.
With this service you prepare the donor mare and recover the embryo. This is then packaged for transport to Twemlows Stud Farm. On arrival, we will perform the non-surgical transfer into a well synchronised recipient mare. Alternatively, you breed the donor mare and then send her to Twemlows Stud for flushing.
Success rates using transported embryos are comparable to those obtained where embryos are transferred immediately after collection; the popularity of this procedure is increasing dramatically. The quality of the embryo at the time of collection and the correct handling/shipping of the embryo will affect the pregnancy rates.
Twemlows Stud Farm Offers:
- A large number of reproductively sound young mares in different sizes providing you with a well synchronised recipient mare for your client (please contact us before you start the donor mare’s ET programme)
- All our recipient mares are EVA and Strangles blood tested, Influenza and Tetanus vaccinated, wormed and have regular farrier and dental check ups
- Recipient mares are under lights from December to accelerate the onset of the breeding season, therefore we can provide you with cycling mares from February
Using recipient mares provided by Twemlows Stud is beneficial for your practice because:
- You don’t have to source, keep and maintain recipient mares
- You don’t have to spend valuable time during the already busy breeding season screening suitable recipient mares, relieving the stress of not having the right recipient mare when needed
- You are still very much involved with your client
If we can help to make the transported embryo service work with your practice, please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.