Oocyte quality and estradiol supplementation affect in vitro maturation success in the white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus)

White-tailed deer oocyte biology is not well documented. The objective of this study was to determine (1) the influence of estradiol (E 2) supplementation on meiotic resumption and the ability to “rescue” poorer quality (lower grade) oocytes and (2) the kinetics of oocyte nuclear maturation in vitro...

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Published in:Theriogenology 2010, Vol.73 (1), p.112-119
Main Authors: Siriaroonrat, B., Comizzoli, P., Songsasen, N., Monfort, S.L., Wildt, D.E., Pukazhenthi, B.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cell Culture Techniques
cell nucleus
culture media
Deer - physiology
Estradiol
Estradiol - pharmacology
Estrogens - pharmacology
Female
in vitro culture
in vitro studies
IVM
Kinetics
meiosis
Nuclear maturation
Odocoileus virginianus
Oocyte
oocytes
Oocytes - drug effects
Oocytes - growth & development
Ovary - anatomy & histology
Ovary - cytology
White-tailed deer
wildlife
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Summary:White-tailed deer oocyte biology is not well documented. The objective of this study was to determine (1) the influence of estradiol (E 2) supplementation on meiotic resumption and the ability to “rescue” poorer quality (lower grade) oocytes and (2) the kinetics of oocyte nuclear maturation in vitro in the white-tailed deer. In Experiment 1, immature oocytes harvested during hunting-culling operations were cultured for 24 h in the presence or absence of E 2. Incubation in 1 μg/mL E 2 promoted nuclear maturation (to telophase I, TI; or to metaphase II, MII) in a higher proportion of Grade 1 oocytes (∼77%; P < 0.05) compared with that in Grade 2 or Grade 3 counterparts (∼51%). For Grades 2 and 3 oocytes, there was no advantage (P > 0.05) for E 2 supplementation in reaching TI/MII. In Experiment 2, Grade 1 oocytes were cultured in the presence of E 2 and nuclear status evaluated at 0, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h of in vitro incubation. At 0 h, > 70% of oocytes already had undergone germinal vesicle breakdown. After 12 h, ∼70% of oocytes had reached metaphase I of nuclear maturation, with ∼75% achieving TI/MII by 24 h in vitro. In summary, adding E 2 to an in vitro maturation (IVM) culture system for white-tailed deer was advantageous, but only for the highest quality oocytes, with ∼75% achieving nuclear maturation. In contrast, E 2 supplement did not benefit lower-grade oocytes, half of which will reach MII, with the other half failing. Under the described culture conditions, good-quality white-tailed deer oocytes achieve nuclear maturation over a time duration comparable with that reported in other ungulates.
ISSN:0093-691X
1879-3231
DOI:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.007