pISSN: 2671-4639
eISSN: 2671-4663
pISSN: 2671-4639
eISSN: 2671-4663
Effect of ovulation status of surrogate gilts on pig cloning efficiency
| Recipient condition* | No. of recipients used | No. of embryos transferred (Mean No./recipient) | No. of recipients pregnant (%) | No. of recipients farrowed (%) | No. of cloned piglets born (Mean ± SD/recipient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type A | 21 | 7,528 (358.4) | 6 (28.6)b | 4 (19.0)b | 16 (4.00 ± 2.45) |
| Type B | 55 | 18,737 (340.7) | 23 (41.8)b | 16 (29.1)b | 52 (3.25 ± 1.95) |
| Type C | 37 | 12,944 (349.8) | 25 (67.6)a | 20 (54.1)a | 74 (3.70 ± 2.15) |
*A: Pre-ovulation, B: Peri-ovulation, C: Post-ovulation.
a,bValues in the same column with different superscripts differ significantly (