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| Author(s): |
Lindsay Unno Gimenes
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2010-09-20 |
| Examining board members: |
Pietro Sampaio Baruselli;
Mario Binelli;
José Buratini Júnior;
Flávio Vieira Meirelles;
Roberto Sartori Filho
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| Advisor: | Pietro Sampaio Baruselli |
| Abstract | |
The objective of the present study was to determine in which phase of follicular wave higher recovery rates and better oocyte competence can be obtained by ovum pickup (OPU) in crossbred (Bos indicus x Bos taurus; Chapter 1) or buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), Nelore (Bos indicus) and Holstein heifers (Bos taurus; Chapter 2). In Chapter 1, 30 crossbred heifers were submitted to OPU on days 2 (D2), 4 (D4) or 6 (D6) after follicular wave emergence (n=10/ group), in a cross-over design performed in 3 replicates. Oocytes recovered were selected and those viable were submitted to in vitro embryo procedures. Data were analyzed by ANOVA, using PROC MIXED, in which time of OPU, replicate and interaction between these factors were considered as fixed effects, and donor was considered as a random effect. Higher blastocyst rate (6 days after IVF), number of blastocysts (9 days after IVF), and number of nuclei of hatched embryos were produced when OPU was done on D2. However, OPU on D6 also produced a higher blastocyst rate (6 days after IVF), and did not differ from other times of OPU concerning number of nuclei of hatched embryos. In Chapter 2, two experiments were performed. In Experiment 1, the effect of 50 mg of injectable progesterone was evaluated in the synchronization of follicular wave emergence of Nelore, Holstein, and buffalo heifers submitted to a progestin plus 2 mg of estradiol benzoate protocol (n=10/ group). Data were analyzed by logistic regression, by PROC GLIMMIX. The time of follicular wave emergence was not affected by administration of injectable progesterone. Besides, follicular wave emergence occurred between 4.2 and 4.5 days after the beginning of synchronization protocol for all genetic groups. In Experiment 2, the effects of time of OPU relative to follicular wave emergence (1, 3 or 5 days) and of genetic group (Nelore, Holstein, and buffalo) on in vitro embryo production were evaluated. A total of 27 heifers (9 of each genetic group, assigned in the 3 times of OPU) were submitted to 6 OPU sessions, in a cross-over design. Oocytes recovered were selected and those viable were submitted to in vitro embryo procedures. Data were analyzed by ANOVA, using PROC MIXED, in which time of OPU, genetic group, replicate and interaction between these factors were considered as fixed effects, and donor was considered as a random effect. Results demonstrated that Nelore heifers showed a better efficiency for in vitro embryo production than Holstein or buffalo heifers. Additionally, OPU performed at different times of synchronized follicular wave did not influence in vitro embryo production. (AU) | |