Asociación entre calidad de ovocitos recuperados y condición corporal en vacas criollas
Journal: Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas - Journal of High Andean Research
Year: 2021

Creole high Andean cattle have family economic importance in rural inhabitants, contribute to food security. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quantity, quality, and nuclear status of the ovarian oocytes according to the body condition of the Creole cows. Groups of cows were formed according to body condition (1=emaciated, 5=obese): low (≤1.5), moderate (2 to 2.5) and high (≥3). The ovaries (n=212) were obtained from Creole cows from the slaughterhouse. The oocytes were recovered b