Abstract
Bovine oocytes (90 to 99 µm in diameter) were isolated from early antral follicles (0.5 to 0.7 mm in diameter). Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) with pieces of parietal granulosa were embedded in collagen gels and cultured for 14 d. After in vitro growth culture, oocytes recovered from the collagen gels were further matured, fertilized and cultured in vitro, and then were transferred to recipient cows. After 14 d of growth culture, 37% of the oocytes (203/556) showed normal morphology in the collagen gels. The mean diameter of the oocytes was 110.1 ± 6.0 µm, significantly larger (P<0.01) than before growth culture (94.8 ± 2.7 µm), and 77% were at the germinal vesicle stage while 23% had undergone germinal vesicle breakdown. After 24 h of maturation culture followed by insemination, 27% of in vitro-grown oocytes reached the second metaphase, and 42% of the oocytes were normally fertilized. After insemination, 18.2% of in vitrogrown oocytes cleaved and 3.7% developed to the blastocyst stage. Three blastocysts obtained from in vitro-produced 90- to 99-µm oocytes were transferred to 3 recipients. One recipient subsequently became pregnant and delivered a live calf on Day 277. These results demonstrated for the first time that 90 to 99-µm oocytes from early antral follicles can complete growth and acquire full developmental competence in vitro so that live young can be produced after maturation, fertilization, subsequent culture in vitro, and transfer to recipient cows.
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