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1 January 2000 Developmental Competence of Juvenile Calf Oocytes In Vitro and In Vivo: Influence of Donor Animal Variation and Repeated Gonadotropin Stimulation
Maneesh Taneja, Peter E. J. Bols, Anneleen Van de Velde, Jyh-Cherng Ju, David Schreiber, Mark William Tripp, Howard Levine, Yann Echelard, John Riesen, Xiangzhong Yang
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Abstract

Juvenile calf oocytes represent an untapped source of germ plasm for reproduction. Reports on the developmental competence of calf oocytes have been controversial. In this research, oocytes were recovered after gonadotropin stimulation from Holstein calves (N = 10) at 2–3 mo of age (2-mo cycle) and again at 4–5 mo of age (4-mo cycle). The in vitro developmental competence was measured, and prestimulation follicle numbers (for 2-mo cycle) and poststimulation follicle numbers (both cycles) were obtained. The number of antral follicles doubled after stimulation (23.4 ± 6.1 vs. 55.1 ± 16.1) for the 2-mo cycle and for the 4-mo cycle (47.4 ± 12.4). The number of follicles observed prior to stimulation in the 2-mo cycle was found to be highly correlated with the poststimulation oocyte recovery for both collection cycles (r = 0.95, 2-mo cycle; r = 0.81, 4-mo cycle). The majority (90–96%) of recovered oocytes were found to be usable for in vitro maturation and fertilization; of these, 41–42% cleaved and 10–11% developed to morulae or blastocysts. Eighty-four in vitro-produced embryos were transferred to synchronized recipients and resulted in 11 pregnancies, leading to 7 live (4 males, 3 females) and 2 dead (one male, one female) calves at full term. No significant differences were observed between the 2-mo and 4-mo collection cycles; however, 73% of the total pregnancies resulted from the 2-mo cycle. All pregnancies resulted from embryos of high-responding donors. The high correlation between the number of follicles prior to stimulation and the poststimulation response suggests the possibility of screening calves prior to stimulation for routine embryo production.

Maneesh Taneja, Peter E. J. Bols, Anneleen Van de Velde, Jyh-Cherng Ju, David Schreiber, Mark William Tripp, Howard Levine, Yann Echelard, John Riesen, and Xiangzhong Yang "Developmental Competence of Juvenile Calf Oocytes In Vitro and In Vivo: Influence of Donor Animal Variation and Repeated Gonadotropin Stimulation," Biology of Reproduction 62(1), 206-213, (1 January 2000). https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod62.1.206
Received: 17 June 1999; Accepted: 1 September 1999; Published: 1 January 2000
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