title: In vitro maturation and fertilization of buffalo oocytes: effects of storage of ovaries, IVM temperatures, storage of processed sperm and fertilization media.
abstract: Studies were conducted to examine the possibility of preserving slaughterhouse-derived buffalo ovaries at 4 degrees C for 0 (control), 12 and 24 h to maintain the developmental competence of the oocytes (experiment 1), to assess the effect of incubation temperature during oocyte maturation on rates of in vitro maturation (IVM) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) of buffalo oocytes and embryo development (experiment 2), and to examine the effect of storage at 25 degrees C for 0 (control), 4 and 8 h of frozen-thawed buffalo sperm and BO and H-TALP as sperm processing and fertilization media on cleavage and embryo development in vitro of buffalo oocytes (experiment 3) in order to optimize the IVF technology in buffalo. Results suggested that storage of ovaries at 4 degrees C for 12 or 24 h significantly (p < 0.05) reduced the developmental potential of oocytes. Incubation temperatures during the IVM influenced the fertilization rate but had no significant effect on maturation and subsequent embryo development. The incubation temperature of 38.5 degrees C during IVM was found to be optimum for embryo production in vitro. Storage of frozen-thawed sperm at 25 degrees C for 8 h significantly (p < 0.05) decreased its ability to cleave the oocytes. Sperm processed in BO medium had significantly (p < 0.05) higher ability to cleave the oocytes than the H-TALP medium.
authors.affiliation: University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ravindranatha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Raghu
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009865:Oocytes / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000502:physiology; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011309:Preservation, Biological / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media