Effects of short-term dietary supplementation on the number of ovarian follicles, quantity and quality of oocytes, and in vitro embryo production in Japanese Black cows

This study aimed to test the hypothesis that short-term supplementation with a high-energy diet promotes embryo production following ovum pick-up (OPU) in Japanese Black cows. After a period of adaptation to the maintenance diet, a 200% maintenance diet was fed to the high-energy diet group (HD grou...

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Main Authors: Kensuke TOMITA, Toshimichi ISHII, Natsumi ENDO, Tomomi TANAKA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development 2022-12-01
Series:The Journal of Reproduction and Development
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrd/69/2/69_2022-103/_pdf/-char/en