Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: Lipid content of oocytes and early embryos is critical for embryonic and fetal development. Indeed, the success of assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) such as cryopreservation and in vitro embryo production is heavily affected by the lipid content of preimplantation embryos.Materials and methods: Lipid profiling of single in vitro (IVTB) and in vivo (IVVB) produced bovine embryos was performed by desorption el...