Abstract:Artificial activation is one of the essential factors for successful development of embryos derived from parthenogenetic activation or somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). This study was carried out to confirm whether the short-term treatment of 6-dimethylaminopurine (6-DMAP) or demecolcine would improve developmental competence of porcine parthenogenetic activated embryos and find out the optimal activation protocol. Ovaries were collected from gilts at a local slaughterhouse and cumulus–oocyte complexes wer… Show more
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