Table 2.
Groups | Transferred embryos | Recipient mares | Pregnancies (%) | Embryo losses at 0–3 months (%) | Fetal losses at 4–11 months (%) | Deliveries (%) | Viable foals
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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:
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.