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. 2014 Sep 5;16(9):e20749.
doi: 10.5812/ircmj.20749. eCollection 2014 Sep.

In vitro ovine embryo production: the study of seasonal and oocyte recovery method effects

Navid Dadashpour Davachi  1 , Ahmad Zare Shahneh  1 , Hamid Kohram  2 , Mahdi Zhandi  1 , Saeed Dashti  1 , Helia Shamsi  1 , Razieh Moghadam  3
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In vitro ovine embryo production: the study of seasonal and oocyte recovery method effects

Navid Dadashpour Davachi et al. Iran Red Crescent Med J. .

Abstract

Background: To current knowledge, different oocyte's recovery method and various seasons have profound impact on in vitro embryo production (IVEP).

Objectives: The aim of this study was to define an efficient recovery method for oocytes harvesting from slaughterhouse material in different seasons, and their effects on IVEP yield.

Materials and methods: Ovaries from slaughtered ewes in breeding season (BS) and non-breeding season (NBS) were collected from a local abattoir. The oocytes were recovered through aspiration, centrifugation (ORC), puncture and slicing, and categorized into three classes (I, oocytes with more than three layers of cumulus cells; II, less than three layers with damaged cumulus cells; III, denuded oocytes). After cultivation in TCM 199 for 24 hours, matured oocytes were subjected to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and in vitro culture (IVC). The oocyte recovery using ORC in BS and NBS was significantly higher (P < 0.05) compared with other recovery methods.

Results: No significant dissimilarities in the proportion of oocytes reaching M-II stage were recorded when using different oocyte recovery methods in different seasons. Aspiration resulted in lower (P < 0.05) proportion of class I (BS, 60.0 ± 2.1; NBS, 51.1 ± 2.1) compared to ORC (BS, 82.0 ± 1.2; NBS, 70.0 ± 1.2), slicing (BS, 80.0 ± 2.1; NBS, 71.0 ± 1.4) and puncture (BS, 80.0 ± 1.5; NBS, 72.0 ± 2.0). Monospermy and blastocyst development rates were significantly higher using ORC than other recovery techniques in both BS and NBS. More oocytes with high quality, greater blastocyst development and oocyte recovery rates were achieved in BS.

Conclusions: The results revealed that oocytes harvesting technique and season are effective in the rate of cleavage and blastocysts' development, and suggest that despite same meiotic resumption rate in all treatments, it would be better to use ORC.

Keywords: Embryo Production; Fertilization in Vitro; In Vitro Oocyte Maturation Techniques; Oocytes; Sheep.

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