RECYCLING OF CATHETER FOR EMBRYO RECOVERY: A TOOL FOR COSTS REDUCTION IN EQUINE EMBRYO TRANSFER
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Animal ReproductionAbstract
The embryo transfer is becoming a widespread practice. Most embryos are collected from spontaneous single ovulating mares and result in 50% of embryo recovery, increasing the costs of production. To illustrate, the price of a catheter for embryos recovery range from US$ 194.00 to US$ 250.00 (R$ 350.00 to R$ 450.00). Therefore, the aim of this work was to verify if catheter with damaged balloon can be recuperated and reused without altering its efficiency. For this study, two groups were used: a control group (GI, n=10), on which the nonsurgical recovery of the embryos of mares was performed with the catheter with original balloon; and another group (GII, n=20), in which a restored catheter was utilized. The mares of GI had an embryo recovery rate of 60%, and GII mares had an embryo recovery rate of 55%. There was not statistical difference between groups I and II (P>0.05). Considering that the material used to restore the catheter costs US$16.66 (R$30.00), this data show that the recuperation of the catheters for embryo recovery in mares may reduce costs without compromising the rates of embryo recovery.Keywords: equine, embryo transfer, catheter recycling, costs reduction
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2010-06-23
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GUSMAO, A. L.; FEITOSA, T. de A. L.; ANDRADE MOURA, J. C. de; RESENDE, M. V.; MARTINS, L. E. P.; BARBOSA, L. P. RECYCLING OF CATHETER FOR EMBRYO RECOVERY: A TOOL FOR COSTS REDUCTION IN EQUINE EMBRYO TRANSFER. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 2, p. 425–428, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i2.4290. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/4290. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.
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