Our latest technology allows for Gender selection and diagnosis of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) of embryos before transfer.  Equine SCID is an autosomal recessive disorder; the affected foal is born with a compromised immune system, and thus usually dies of an opportunistic infection, within the first four to six months of life.

The procedure involves a very small biopsy of the embryo flushed 7-8 days after ovulation. The pregnancy rates of over 100 biopsied embryo transfers by ERI have been nearly identical (5% lower) to non-biopsied embryos. Unwanted embryos are usually frozen and stored to salvage the genetic material. The entire process of biopsy sampling and genetic testing takes approximately 2 hours.

Embryo Biopsy (Big font similar to foal gender choice) Our latest technology allows for Gender selection and diagnosis of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) of embryos before transfer. Equine SCID is an autosomal recessive disorder; the affected foal is born with a compromised immune system, and thus usually dies of an opportunistic infection, within the first four to six months of life.

The procedure involves a very small biopsy of the embryo flushed 7-8 days after ovulation. The pregnancy rates of over 100 biopsied embryo transfers by ERI have been nearly identical (5% lower) to non-biopsied embryos. Unwanted embryos are usually frozen and stored to salvage the genetic material. The entire process of biopsy sampling and genetic testing takes approximately 2 hours.