Abstract
The oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) is one of the main bottlenecks in vitro production of bovine embryos (IVP). The existing protocols for IVM do not reflect the physiological conditions and determine mismatch between nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of the oocyte, thus compromising their fertility. Oocytes undergoing IVM are from follicles in different stages of development and this h…