TABLE 2.
Effect of choline treatment during culture on pregnancy outcomes after embryo transfer a
Trait | Treatment | p‐value, treatment | |
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Control | Choline | ||
Recipients pregnant at d 28, % a | 53.6 ± 6.0 (30/56; 54%) | 43.5 ± 7.0 (20/46; 44%) | .3136 |
Recipients that calved, % a | 42.9 ± 7.0 (24/56; 43%) | 39.1 ± 7.2 (18/46; 39%) | .7044 |
Pregnancy loss, % a | 20.0 ± 7.3 (6/30; 20%) | 10.0 ± 6.7 (2/20; 10%) | .3581 |
Gestation length, days b | 290.0 ± 1.0 | 294.2 ± 1.1 | .0118 |
Data are least‐squares means ± SEM and, in parentheses, the fraction and percent of cows.
Data are least‐squares means ± SEM. One animal in the choline group with premature calving (277 days) was removed from the data set before analysis. There was no effect of sex or sex × treatment.