Table 1. Summary of an embryo transfer experiment using fertility classified heifers as embryo donors.
Fertility Class | Number | Embryos/Oocytes Recovereda | Range | Transferrable Embryosa | Range | Total Embryos Transferred | Pregnancy Rate of Recipient Cows |
High Fertile (HF) | 13 | 13.5+2.7 | 1–40 | 7.5+1.8 | 0–20 | 28 | 54% |
Subfertile (SF) | 13 | 13.6+2.7 | 2–31 | 5.6+1.8 | 0–10 | 32 | 39% |
Infertile (IF) | 6 | 9.5+3.9 | 1–30 | 4.6+2.7 | 0–22 | 13 | 62% |
Mean ± SEM.