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. 2008 Oct 20;3(10):e3453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003453

Table 2. Efficiency of steps in cloned process from oocytes to transgenic calves.

Step Total No. Percent*
Oocytes 844
Re-constructed embryos 623/844 73.8
Blastocysts 280/623 44.9
Transferred recipients 50/98 51.0
Pregnant 10/50 20.0
Born alive 5/10 50.0
Alive after weaning 2/98 2.04
*

Percent indicate the percentage of embryos obtained successfully each step.

96 blastocysts were transferred to 48 recipients with two blastocysts per recipient and 2 blastocysts were transferred to 2 recipients with one blastocyst per recipient.