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ArticleVeterinary sciences2025

Comparative Assessment of Morphometry, Morphology, and Maturation Capacity of Vitrified Cattle Oocytes in Different Media.

Maleke Dimpho Sebopela, Ntuthuko Raphael Mkhize, Mamonene Angelinah Thema, Masindi Lottus Mphaphathi

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Maleke Dimpho SebopelaAgricultural Research Council, Animal Production, Germplasm Conservation and Reproductive Biotechnologies, Private Bag X2, Pretoria 0062, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9459-7623
Ntuthuko Raphael MkhizeSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9164-2206
Mamonene Angelinah ThemaAgricultural Research Council, Animal Production, Germplasm Conservation and Reproductive Biotechnologies, Private Bag X2, Pretoria 0062, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2239-7742
Masindi Lottus MphaphathiAgricultural Research Council, Animal Production, Germplasm Conservation and Reproductive Biotechnologies, Private Bag X2, Pretoria 0062, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2350-9593

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Abstract

This study aimed to compare the morphometry, morphology, and maturation capacity of cattle oocytes subjected to vitrification using different vitrification and maturation media. In Experiment 1, a total of 900 oocytes were divided into three groups: (1) matured before vitrification, (2) non-vitrified, and (3) vitrified as immature oocytes using the straw vitrification method. Morphometric parameters, including oocyte diameter, ooplasm, zona pellucida width (ZPW), granulosa cell width (GRSW), and zona pellucida-granulosa cell width (ZP GRSW), were measured (µm) before and after cryopreservation. In Experiment 2, the maturation capacity of three in vitro maturation (IVM) media (VitroMat-Protect™, BO-IVM™, and TCM199) was evaluated based on cumulus-oocyte complex (COC) expansion and polar body (PB) extrusion. Morphological abnormalities such as fragmented polar bodies (FPBs), large vacuoles (LVs), degenerated oocytes (DOs), and cracked cytoplasm (CC) were recorded. While vitrification did not significantly affect the oocyte diameter, ooplasm, or ZPW, it significantly reduced the GRSW and ZP GRSW. BO-IVM™ supported the highest COC expansion rate, while TCM199 had the lowest. Among vitrified oocytes, the highest PB extrusion rates were observed in BO-IVM

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cryopreservationimmature and mature oocytespolar body

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