Title
Effect of season and superstimulatory treatment on in vivo and in vitro embryo production in wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
University of Saskatchewan
Abstract
Two experiments were done using a two-by-two design to determine the effects of season and superstimulatory protocol on embryo production in wood bison. In Experiment 1 (in vivo-derived embryos), ovarian superstimulation was induced in female bison during the ovulatory and anovulatory seasons with either two or three doses of FSH given every-other-day (FSH × 2 vs. FSH × 3, respectively). Bison were given hCG to induce ovulation, inseminated 12 and 24 hr after hCG, and embryos were collected 8 days after hCG (n = 10 bison/group). In Experiment 2 (in vitro embryo production), ovarian superstimulation was induced in female bison during the ovulatory and anovulatory seasons with two doses of FSH, and in vivo maturation of the cumulus–oocyte complexes (COC) was induced with hCG at either 48 or 72 hr after the last dose of FSH. COC were collected 34 hr after hCG, and expanded COC were used for in vitro fertilization and culture. In Experiment 1, the number of follicles ≥9 mm, the proportion of follicles that ovulated, the number of CL, and the total number of ova/embryos collected did not differ between seasons or treatment groups, but the number of transferable embryos was greater (p <.05) in the ovulatory season. In Experiment 2, no differences were detected between seasons or treatment groups for any end point. The number of transferable embryos produced per bison was greatest (p <.05) using in vitro fertilization and was unaffected by season (1.5 ± 0.2 and 1.1 ± 0.3 during anovulatory and ovulatory seasons, respectively), in contrast to in vivo embryo production which was affected by season (0.1 ± 0.01 and 0.7 ± 0.2 during anovulatory and ovulatory seasons, respectively). Results demonstrate that transferable embryos can be produced throughout the year in wood bison by both in vivo and in vitro techniques, but the efficiency of embryo production of in vivo-derived embryos is significantly lower during the anovulatory season.
Start page
54
End page
63
Volume
55
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85076932173
PubMed ID
Source
Reproduction in Domestic Animals
ISSN of the container
09366768
Sponsor(s)
The research was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The authors thank Dr. Kosala Rajapaksha for helping with data collection and Dr. Murray Woodbury (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Specialized Livestock Chair, University of Saskatchewan) for fostering the bison research programme. We also thank Vetoquinol Canada Inc. for providing Folltropin-V, MAP-5, and supplies for the embryo collection, and Merck Animal Health for providing Chorulon and Estrumate.
The research was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The authors thank Dr. Kosala Rajapaksha for helping with data collection and Dr. Murray Woodbury (Agriculture and Agri‐Food Canada Specialized Livestock Chair, University of Saskatchewan) for fostering the bison research programme. We also thank Vetoquinol Canada Inc. for providing Folltropin‐V, MAP‐5, and supplies for the embryo collection, and Merck Animal Health for providing Chorulon and Estrumate.
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