The present study evaluated the effect of altrenogest treatment during 70 or 120 days of gestation on pregnancy maintenance in non-cyclic recipient mares and correlated the hormonal interruption findings with number, ...

Supplementary corpora lutea (SCL) are ovarian structures that develop from 36-40 days of gestation through equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) hormonal stimulation, secreted by the endometrial cups. The SCL are composed ...

In mares, the embryo migrates to the uterus between days 5 and 6 postovulation beginning its mobility through all uterine segments, which is essential for the maternal recognition of pregnancy. During the mobility phase, ...

In equine embryo transfer (ET) programs, the use of non-cyclic mares as embryo recipients by the administration of hormonal protocols, using exogenous estrogens and progestagens, has made the technique become more productive, ...