Abstract
Bovine embryos produced by in vitro maturation (IVM), fertilization (IVF) and culture (IVC) were used to produce aggregation chimeras. An aggregated chimera was produced by combining bovine IVF embryos (Holstein × Japanese Black and Japanese Brown × Limousin breeds) which were cultured in vitro without the zonae pellucidae. Forty-eight hours after IVF, embryos at the 8 cell-stage were used to produce aggregation chimeras. In Experiment I, the zonae pellucidae was removed by a microsurgical method using a microblade or by treatment with 0.25% pronase. Holstein × Japanese Black embryos were aggregated with Japanese Brown × Limousin embryos after zonae removal by hand manipulation in culture medium. In Experiment II, the viability of the aggregated embryos developing into blastocysts was examined by measuring the extent of development. The number of aggregated embryos and embryos developed into blastocysts was 34 (91.9%) and 24 (70.6%), respectively, when the zonae pellucidae was removed by the microsurgical method; and 12 (92.3%) and 6 (50.0%), respectively, when the zonae pellucidae was removed using the 0.25% pronase treatment. The size of the aggregated embryos was significantly different from that of the normal embryos when cultured in vitro until Day 10, but not different thereafter. Five aggregated embryos were transferred nonsurgically to the recipients, resulting in 1 pregnancy and the birth of 2 chimeric calves. Skin color was used as evidence of chimerism.
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