ABSTRACT
Successful pregnancy through embryo transfer in a llama (Lama glama)

Renato Gatica G.1, Marcelo Ratto F.1, Carmen Schüler C.1, Manuel Ortíz L.2, Jorge Oltra C.2 y Jorge Correa S.1
 

The embryo transfer and live female birth in a llama is reported. Through plasmatic transferrin determination the genetic maternity of the foster llama is excluded.

Keywords: llama, embryo, biotechnology.
1 Instituto de Reproducción Animal, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivla, Chile.
2 Laboratorio de Grupos Sanguineos, Centro de Inseminación Artificial, Universidad Austral de Chile. Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile.