Short- and Long-Term Storage of Non-Domesticated European Mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes Recovered in Field Conditions

Reproductive biotechnologies can be used as a supporting tool, through gamete conservation and in vitro embryo production, in the preservation of invaluable and irreplaceable animal genetic resources. In the present study, immature mouflon cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) collected from ovariectomized female ovaries underwent short- or long-term conservation (24 h maintained in Earle's/Hank's (EH) medium or vitrification) under field conditions and afterwards transported to the laboratory where they were cultured for in vitro maturation (IVM) and assessed for oocyte meiotic competence and bioenergetic-oxidative status. Utilization of both storage techniques led to COC morphology preservation, as well as cumulus expansion and oocyte meiotic resumption after the IVM procedure. Quantitative bioenergetic-oxidative parameters were reduced in vitrified oocytes compared with EH ones. Immature COC storage needs to be optimized in both domesticated and non-domesticated sheep as a part of the strategy to avoid the loss of valuable genotypes of these animal species.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI - 14(2024), 5 vom: 05. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Temerario, Letizia [VerfasserIn]
Cicirelli, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Martino, Nicola Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Carbonari, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Burgio, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Frattina, Lorenza [VerfasserIn]
Lacalandra, Giovanni Michele [VerfasserIn]
Rizzo, Annalisa [VerfasserIn]
Dell'Aquila, Maria Elena [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bioenergetic–oxidative status
EH holding
Female mouflon
Field oocyte collection
In vitro maturation (IVM)
Journal Article
Oocyte
Vitrification

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Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ani14050807

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369629078