title: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of goat ovaries, follicles and oocytes in view of in vitro production of embryos.
abstract: Goat ovaries were collected from the slaughterhouse and categorized as right, left, corpus luteum (CL)-present and -absent group and evaluated on the basis of weight (g), length (cm), width (cm), number of follicles, follicles aspirated and number and state of cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs). Comparatively higher weight [(0.66+/-0.02) vs (0.64+/-0.02) g], length [(1.17+/-0.02) vs (1.11+/-0.02) cm] and width [(0.77+/-0.02) vs (0.74+/-0.02) cm] were found in right ovaries than those of left. On the other hand significantly (P<0.05) higher weight [(0.71+/-0.03) vs (0.64+/-0.01) g] and width [(0.76+/-0.03) vs (0.75+/-0.01) cm] were found in CL-present group than those of CL-absent group of ovaries. The left ovaries contained comparatively higher number of normal COCs [(1.06+/-0.09) per ovary] than right ovaries [(1.03+/-0.10) per ovary] and the similar trend was found in total number of follicles [(4.51+/-0.25) vs (4.30+/-0.23) per ovary] and follicles aspirated [(2.55+/-0.14) vs (2.52+/-0.12) per ovary]. But the total COCs per ovary was almost similar in both ovaries [right and left: (1.85+/-0.12) and (1.85+/-0.11) per ovary, respectively]. Higher number of total COCs [(1.87+/-0.09) vs (1.76+/-0.16) per ovary], total number of follicles [(4.45+/-0.19) vs (4.16+/-0.37) per ovary], follicles aspirated [(2.55+/-0.10) vs (2.48+/-0.21) per ovary] and normal COCs [(1.12+/-0.07) vs (0.76+/-0.14) per ovary] were found in CL-absent group than those of CL-present group of ovaries.
authors.affiliation: Animal Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, EPZ, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh. mrislamnib_ad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: M A M Y
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khandoker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Afroz
authors.forename: M G M
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000662:veterinary; D006041:Goats / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000662:veterinary