Embryo Transfer

*Owner should contact a recipient mare facility and complete a contract with them prior to the donor mare's arrival at Blue Chip Farms. If the mare is currently receiving Regumate, please discontinue the medication prior to her arrival at BCF.

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Reproductive Exam Day 1: Initial exam is performed to evaluate where the mare is in her cycle and estimate when she would potentially be bred. A uterine culture will be performed for all non-maiden mares.

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Mare will be inseminated 1-21 days later, assuming her culture is clean.

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An embryo flush will be performed 6.5-7 days post ovulation.

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If a healthy embryo is recovered, it will be shipped in our temperature-controlled container to your recipient mare facility of choice.

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Recipient mares can typically be picked up from your chosen facility between 30-60 days of pregnancy.

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Below is a short list of recipient mare facilities that we encourage you to research, though you're more than welcome to investigate others.

• Rood & Riddle Reproduction Facility in Georgetown, Kentucky | 859.233.0371

• UPenn (PEARL) New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | 610.925.6575

• Equine Fertility Institute in Aiken, South Carolina | 803.641.0644

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Approximate costs:

• Blue Chip procedures (includes board for estimated 21-day timeframe: $1,200-$1,700

• Embryo shipping costs: $300-$500

• Recipient mare costs: $6,000-$7,000

• Mare transportation costs: indeterminate