Developmental Potential of Equine Oocytes in the Breeding and Nonbreeding Seasons

The objective of this study was to investigate the developmental potential of oocytes collected from mares throughout the year by comparing the following end points between the breeding and nonbreeding seasons: the number of retrieved oocytes to the number of follicles aspirated (oocyte recovery rate); the number of oocytes reaching meiotic metaphase II to the total number of oocytes collected (maturation rate); the number of cleaved embryos and blastocysts to mature oocytes (cleavage rate and blastocyst rate).
Source: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Source Type: research