Abstract

HERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, Sarahí et al. Main morphological alterations in ovine oocytes matured in vitro. Rev Salud Anim. [online]. 2018, vol.40, n.3 ISSN 2224-4700.

The oocyte is indispensable for the embryonic development of an organism. Its quality is currently evaluated considering the morphological parameters that allow identifying the alterations that compromise the development of the embryo. So far, no morphological abnormalities have been reported in sheep oocytes. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and type of morphological alterations in them. For this, 10 collections were carried out, of which 567 ovaries were obtained from slaughtered females and 2 374 oocytes were obtained by follicular aspiration; all of them matured in vitro. According to the criteria of the Association for the Study of Reproductive Biology (ASEBIR), 798 oocytes (33.6 %) were classified as normal morphology and 1 576 (66.4 %) presented different morphological alterations, as granular cytoplasm (32.6 %), incomplete cytoplasm (21.1 %), increased perivitelline space (11.7 %), presence of vacuoles (11.6 %), degenerated oocytes (8.9 %), abnormalities of the pellucid zone ( 7 %), cytoplasm exudates (4.7 %), polar body dimorphism (0.3 %), and alterations produced by the management technique, like the absence of pellucid zone (2.1 %). It is concluded that, given the high rate of morphological abnormalities in the in vitro maturation of oocytes, their detailed selection is important to obtain better results in the in vitro embryonic development.

Keywords : oocyte alterations; morphological evaluation; in vitro maturation; ovine.

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