Table 1. In vitro development of fresh bovine IVM oocytes (fresh control), bovine IVM oocytes treated with vitrification solution (solution control) and bovine IVM oocytes vitrified using the MVAC or Cryotop device after IVF and in vitro culture for 9 days.
Treatment group | No. of IVF oocytes |
Oocytes cleaved and developed into blastocysts (%) |
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Cleaved (day 2*) |
Blastocyst (BL) |
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Total | ≥ 5 Cells | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Total BL | ||
Fresh control | 150 | 134 | 90 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 65 |
(89.3)a | (60.0)a | (32.0) a | (9.3)a | (2.0)a | (43.3)a | ||
Solution control | 150 | 131 | 93 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 63 |
(87.3)a | (62.0)a | (28.7)a | (10.0)a | (3.3)a | (42.0)a | ||
MVAC | 145 | 77 | 59 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
(53.1)b | (40.7)b | (17.9)b | (4.1)b | (0.7)b | (22.9)b | ||
MVAC in LN2 | 145 | 81 | 60 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
(55.9)b | (41.4)b | (16.6)b | (2.8)b | (0.7)b | (20.0)b | ||
Cryotop | 145 | 82 | 63 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 37 |
(56.6)b | (43.5)b | (20.7)b | (3.5)b | (1.4)b | (25.5)b |
Five replications were performed. a,b Values within a single column that have different superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05 using one-way ANOVA. * Day 0 was defined as the day IVF was performed. MVAC: IVM oocytes that were vitrified by inserting the MVAC device containing them into a precooled 0.25-ml plastic straw. MVAC in LN2: IVM oocytes that were vitrified by plunging the MVAC device containing them directly into LN2. Cryotop: IVM oocytes that were vitrified by the Cryotop method.