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Effect of Early Pregnant Heifer as Donor on the Ovum Pick-Up Derived Oocyte Aspiration and Embryo Production  

Jin, Jong-In (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
Kwon, Tae-Hyeon (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
Choi, Byeong-Hyun (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Sung-Soo (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
Jo, Hyun-Tea (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
Bang, Jae-Il (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Sam-Chul (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
Cho, Kyu-Woan (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Jung-Gyu (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
Kong, Il-Keun (Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Embryo Transfer / v.26, no.1, 2011 , pp. 19-25 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of early pregnant cow as donor for Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) derived oocyte aspiration and embryo production in Holstein heifers. Four non-pregnant and 2 pregnant Holstein heifers were used as donor and then carried out total 17 OPU session for 10 weeks (2 times per week). Recovered cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs) were classified into 4 grade by oocyte cytoplasm and cumulus cells and matured in vitro in TCM-199 supplemented with 10% FBS, 10 mg/ml FSH and 1 mg/ml estradiol in 5% $CO_2$ and over 99% humidity for 24 h. After 24 h co-incubation with post-thaw sperm, the presumed zygotes were cultured in CR1aa medium with 4 mg/ml BSA for 3 days and then changed CR1aa medium with 10% of FBS for another 3~4 days. The Mean number of aspirated follicles and collected oocytes in the early stage pregnant and non-pregnant heifers were $13.0{\pm}4.3$ and $10.6{\pm}3.9$, $5.4{\pm}3.4$ and $7.7{\pm}3.6$ per session, respectively. Rate of collected oocyte from aspirated follicles were 59.2% and 50.5%, respectively. The average number of good quality oocytes (Grade I and II) in the early stage pregnant and non-pregnant heifers was $3.7{\pm}2.7$ and $4.9{\pm}2.6$ (Mean${\pm}$SD). Cleavage and blastocyst developmental rates in Grade I and II were 22.2% and 25.5%, and then $1.7{\pm}0.9$ and $1.4{\pm}1.1$ blastocyst per session, respectively. In conclusion, OPU technology can be used in early stage pregnant and non-pregnant heifers without any problem and so applied OPU derived embryo production to maximize the ability of genetically valuable females.
Keywords
OPU; Holstein; heifer; oocyte; pregnant donor;
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