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Simulated physiological oocyte maturation (SPOM) improves developmental competence of in vitro produced goat embryos

Journal

THERIOGENOLOGY
Volume 172, Issue -, Pages 193-199

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.06.003

Keywords

In vitro fertilization; Simulated physiological oocyte maturation; Goats; Developmental competence; Reactive oxygen species; Apoptosis

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The study shows that the simulated physiological oocyte maturation system significantly enhances the developmental competence of goat oocytes and reduces the intensity of reactive oxygen species and embryonic apoptosis.
The effect of simulated physiological oocyte maturation on the developmental competence, reactive oxygen species production and apoptosis rate of in vitro produced goat embryos were studied in the present experiment. Oocytes and spermatozoa were recovered from ovaries and epididymis, respectively, procured from a local small animal abattoir. The oocytes aspirated from the ovaries were allocated into two groups, control (subjected to routine in vitro maturation, fertilization and culture) and simulated physiological oocyte maturation (SPOM) group (subjected to prematuration, followed by routine in vitro maturation, fertilization and culture). The SPOM group showed a significantly (p < 0.05) higher maturation and blastocyst rates (90.60 +/- 0.46% and 29.09 +/- 2.59%, respectively) as compared to the control group (85.29 +/- 0.98% and 24.09 +/- 1.08%). The intensity of reactive oxygen species of the embryos in the control group (14.98 +/- 0.83 pixels/embryo) was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than the SPOM group (9.60 +/- 0.76 pixels/embryo). The apoptosis rate was also significantly (p < 0.05) higher in the embryos of the control group (9.18 +/- 1.07%) as compared to the SPOM group (5.71 +/- 0.90%). In conclusion, the simulated physiological oocyte maturation system significantly increases the developmental competence of the oocytes and decreases the intensity of reactive oxygen species and embryonic apoptosis in abattoir derived goat embryos. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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