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Morais,Hévea de; Spuri,Renata; Gonçalves,Tarcísio de Moraes; Carvalho,Rafaela Rodrigues de; Andrade,Renato Campos; Pinto,Tássia Louregiani Carvalho; Souza,José Camisão de. |
The objective of this study was to investigate whether the use of rbST and eCG prior to ultrasound-guided follicular aspiration (OPU) improves oocyte yield and quality in Tabapuã and Holstein heifers. The study was conducted in two phases, 20 days apart, in a change-over design. The dominant follicle was ablated two days (D-2) before two treatments: stimulation (6 Holstein and 8 Tabapuã), 500 mg of rbST (Boostin®) on D0 and 500 IU of eCG (Folligon) on D2; and control (6 Holstein and 8 Tabapuã), in which heifers received injections of the excipient. Heifers were aspirated on D4. Oocytes were subjected to a well established commercial in vitro embryo production protocol (Vitrogen®) and embryos were evaluated seven days after fertilization. There was an... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Embryo; Hormonal stimulation; Ovary. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012001200004 |
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