著者
Madalitso CHELENGA Yojiro YANAGAWA Seiji KATAGIRI Masashi NAGANO
出版者
The Society for Reproduction and Development
雑誌
Journal of Reproduction and Development (ISSN:09168818)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.69, no.4, pp.214-217, 2023 (Released:2023-08-11)
参考文献数
21
被引用文献数
1

In this study, we evaluated the effects of pre-maturational culture (pre-IVM) on the developmental competence of bovine oocytes derived from an 8-day in vitro growth (IVG) culture system. IVG oocytes were subjected to 5 h pre-IVM before in vitro maturation, followed by in vitro fertilization (IVF). The proportion of oocytes that progressed to the germinal vesicle breakdown stage was similar between groups with and without pre-IVM. Although metaphase II oocytes and cleavage rates after IVF were similar regardless of pre-IVM culture, the blastocyst rate was significantly higher in the group with pre-IVM (22.5%) than without pre-IVM (11.0%, P < 0.05). In conclusion, pre-IVM culture improved the developmental competence of bovine oocytes derived from an 8-day IVG system.