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. 2012 Dec 29;59(2):168–173. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2012-163

Table 4. Effects of BHBA supplementation on culture of bovine embryos#.

Concentration (mg/l) No. of embryos cultured No. of embryoscleaved (%)* No. ofblastocysts (%)*
0 131 116 (86.8 ± 2.5) 57 (43.4 ± 1.8)a
25 131 104 (79.8 ± 3.0) 46 (35.7 ± 6.6)a
50 134 112 (80.4 ± 1.4) 28 (19.0 ± 4.0)b
100 136 105 (78.3 ± 6.6) 28 (21.1 ± 5.0)b
250 136 101 (73.6 ± 6.2) 20 (14.2 ± 4.3)b

# Data from 5 replicates. *Percentages of cultured embryos represent means ± SEM. a-b Values with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05).