Short communication. In vitro embryo production can be modified by the previous ovarian response to a superovulatory treatment in sheep

Autor: F. Forcada, J. Estaún, A. Casao, L. Sánchez-Prieto, I. Palacín, J. A. Abecia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 366-370 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2171-9292
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2013112-3662
Popis: Thirty-two ewes were used to study how the ovarian response to a superovulatory treatment determines quality of oocytes recovered from ovaries after embryo collection, and their developmental capacity after in vitro maturation (IVM) and fertilization (IVF). Ewes were superovulated, and seven days after oestrus, embryos were collected and ewes divided into three groups: (+ +), n=19, ewes responding to the treatment with embryos collected after flushing; (+ –), n=8, ewes responding, but only oocytes were found; and (– –), n=5, ewes not responding to the treatment and no embryos collected. Ovaries were recovered and oocytes collected from the three groups. A significant effect of the response to the treatment was observed for oocyte quality, so that (– –) ewes presented the higher number of oocytes per ewe (p
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