Table 1.
Total number of punctured follicles, COCs recovered and quality of oocytes collected from slaughterhouse ovaries or in vivo donors using OPU in alpacas (%) (mean ± SD).
| Groups | No. Ovaries | CCOs Recovered/Follicles Punctured | CCOs Recovered/Ovary | Quality of COCs (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | ||||
| Slaughterhouse (n = 15) |
30 | 128/154 (83.1%) |
8.5 ± 0.7 a | 72/128 a (56.3) |
19/128 (14.8) |
21/128 a (16.4) |
16/128 a (12.5) |
| OPU (n = 13) |
26 | 50/66 (75.8%) |
3.3 ± 2.9 b | 5/50 b (10) |
11/50 (22) |
21/50 b (42) |
13/50 b (26) |
a,b = different superscripts indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).