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. 2018 Feb 14;11:13–22. doi: 10.2147/SCCAA.S151763

Table 2.

Effect of donor cell type on in vivo development of horse cloned blastocysts

Groups Transferred embryos Recipient mares Pregnancies (%) Embryo losses at 0–3 months (%) Fetal losses at 4–11 months (%) Deliveries (%) Viable foals
No. % per pregnancy % per delivery
AF 476 232 41 (17.7)a 19 (46)a 5 (12.2)a 17/41 (41.5)a 9 22.0a 52.9a
MSC 594 297 37 (12.5)a 12 (32.4)a 4 (10.8)a 21/37 (56.8)a 20 54.1b 95.2b
AI 88 88 71 (80.7)b 7 (9.9)b 0 (0)b 64/71 (90.1)b 63 88.7c 98.4b

Notes:

a,b,c

Values with different superscripts in a column are significantly different (Fisher’s exact test p<0.05).

Abbreviations: AF, adult fibroblasts; MSC, mesenchymal stem cell; AI, artificial insemination embryos as controls.