Sheep is an important livestock in the world providing meat, milk and wool for human
beings. With increasing human population, the worldwide needs of production of sheep …

To date, large‐scale use of multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET) programmes in
ovine species is limited due to unpredictable results and high costs of hormonal stimulation …

This review presents the latest advances in and main obstacles to the application of in vitro
embryo production (IVEP) systems in small ruminants. This biotechnology is an extremely …

Background The collection of ovaries from slaughterhouses is an important source of
oocytes for in vitro embryo production. On the other hand, the physiological stage of …

Studies were conducted to evaluate an optimal concentration of roscovitine needed to
maintain abattoir origin oocytes at germinal vesicle stage in experiment 1 and their …

Basic and applied research on sheep breeding has provided over the last 50 years the
foundation for the development of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), which have …

To study the relationship between chromatin condensation, gene transcription and
developmental competence during oocyte maturation and to explore the mechanisms by …

Methods: All the visible follicles (used for aspiration) from buffalo ovaries were divided into
two categories: large follicle (LF)(follicles having diameter≥ 6 mm) and SF (follicles of …

The objective of this experiment was to explore the effects of Roscovitine (Rosco) prior to in
vitro maturation (IVM) of immature pig oocyte. Brilliant cresyl blue test has been used to …

Germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) is the first milestone that an oocyte needs to achieve
toward completing the maturation and gaining potential to fertilize. Significantly lower in vitro …