Morphology and Size of Embryos Recovered from Superovulated Cows

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Yoshiyuki TAKAHASHI¹  Akira NAKAGAWA¹  Tatsuyuki SUZUKI¹  Tetsuyuki SUGA¹  Hiroshi KANAGAWA¹  Tadahiro INOUE¹ 

关键词: cattle;    embryo size;    morphology;    superovulation;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.53.287

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(20)Cited-By(3)A total of 691 normal embryos were recovered from 183 superovulated donor cows on the 5th and 6th days after the first insemination, and were examined for their morphology and size in relation to their developmental stage. There was no significant difference in the thickness of the zona pellucida, the diameter of the cell mass, and the overall diameter of the embryos among zygotes, 2-, 4-, 8- and 16-cell embryos, and morulae. In the blastocyst stage, however, the diameter of the cell mass and the overall embryo diameter were significantly greater and the zona pellucida was significantly thinner than in the earlier-stage embryos. The volume of the blastomere significantly decreased from zygote to morula in proportion to the increase in the number of blastomeres. The volume of the cell mass of 2-cell embryos was decreased by about 30% compared with that of zygotes and no increase in the volume of the cell mass was observed during the progression from 2-cell stage to morula. The diameter of the cell mass and the overall diameter of morulae recovered on the 6th day after the first insemination were significantly greater than those of morulae recovered on the 5th day.

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