Oocyte maturation in the presence of randomlypooled follicular fluid increases bovine blastocystyield <i>in vitro</i>

Abstract

The objective of the study was to examine preimplantation development of the zygotes derived from bovine oocytes matured in the presence of follicular fluid (bFF) randomly pooled from large (>10 mm in diameter) highly vascularised ovarian follicles originating from slaughter-house ovaries. The maturation medium was supplemented with 20% bFF. The controls comprised 20% bFF+10% FCS, and 10% FCS.