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In this eye-opening episode of DocTalk, Dan Thompson, DVM, PhD, engaged Kosta Simintiras, PhD, to help us better understand the challenges in the complex process of bovine conceptus elongation, a critical phase in early pregnancy. Simintaras shares research on improving embryo transfer and artificial insemination success rates by exploring what triggers key stages of development.
About 55 percent of pregnancies are lost before day 21 . . . teasing out what makes a good embryo versus a bad embryo is important to reproductive success.”
Source: DocTalk, Facebook, May 26, 2025. Link. [25:58] One of the long-term objectives of Simintiras’ research is to improve embryo transfer as we know it by instead transferring an elongated conceptus at about day 14.
INSIGHTS: Thompson relates how producer practices like transport, heat and stress may impact the bovine conceptus timeline.
