Normal and Abnormal Fertilisation of Zebu Cattle Oocytes In Vitro
2009
Talukder, Anup Kumar, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh | Shamsuddin, Mohammed, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh | Rahman, Mohammad Bozlur, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh | Bari, Farida Yeasmin, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh | Parish, John J, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Successful in vitro embryo production heavily relies on the normal maturation and fertilisation of oocytes. We examined the normal and abnormal fertilisation of zebu cattle oocytes matured in vitro. Immature cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) from zebu cattle ovaries at slaughter were matured in vitro (IVM) for 24 h. The oocytes were either fixed, stained and examined for nuclear changes or fertilised in vitro (IVF) with Percoll-separated, heparintreated spermatozoa (1.0×10∨6/mL) of zebu (n = 7) and crossbred bulls (n = 7). After 18 h of sperm-COCs co-incubation at 39℃ with 5% CO₂ in humidified air, the presumptive zygotes were fixed, stained and examined for pronuclei. The number of oocytes retrieved per ovary was 5.4±0.7. The percentage of matured oocytes was 73.0. The difference in motility of spermatozoa before and after Percoll seperation was significant (p less than 0.001). The percentages of normal and abnormal fertilisation (polyspermia and oocytes with one pronucleus) varied significantly depending on individual bulls (p less than 0.05). A protocol for IVF of IVM oocytes in Bangladeshi zebu cattle is developed. A future study may elucidate the capacity of such IVM-IVF oocytes to develop to the blastocyst stage for transfer to surrogate mother.
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