SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF GOAT EMBRYOS

Flushing and embryo transfer programs were carried out in Sanenthal an d scrub goats (in Hungary for the first time). Methods used in case of sheep were applied during superovulation and synchronization of recip ients (Table 1). According to the production results: 22 Sanenthal goa t mothers were superovulated, of them 13 were used for obtaining embry os by a laporoscopic method according to the corpus lutei found in the ovaries. In all, 15 embryos with an adequate quality were obtained (T able 2) which were transferred into 7 recipients. Of the recipient you ng goats, 2 became pregnant and horn 3 kidlings (Table 3). Deep frozen and chawed Beer goat embryos imported from Germany were also transfer red into synchronized scrub and Sanenthal goats. 20 embryos were trans ferred into 11 recipients, of them 3 became pregnant and 5 kidlings we re born (Table 4 and Figure). The authors also investigated the fertil ity of donors included into the experiments and that of non fertilized recipients. Fertility rate of these animals was comparable with that of previous years (Table 5) confirming that hormone treatments did not disturb the sexual cycle of animals. Because of delayed mating and bi rths during the late spring-time due to embryo transfer, it is propose d to carry out embryo transfers only during the first part of mating p eriod. This is the first report on producing offspring by transferring fresh or deep frozen goat embryos in Hungary.