02867naa a2200325 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400620006010000200012224501590014226000090030152018710031065000170218165000190219865000090221765000240222665300110225065300240226165300140228565300220229965300080232165300210232965300350235065300160238570000190240170000230242070000220244370000250246577300510249018830632024-02-15       2010    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.0252DOI1 aVIANA, J. H. M.  aOvarian follicular dynamics, follicle deviation, and oocyte yield in Gyr breed (Bos indicus) cows undergoing repeated ovum pick-up.h[electronic resource]  c2010  aThe objective of this study was to evaluate ovarian follicular dynamics during intervals between successive ovum pick-up (OPU) and determine its effects on the number and quality of recovered cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) in Zebu cows (Bos indicus). Pluriparous nonlactating Gyr cows (Bos indicus; n = 10) underwent four consecutive OPU sessions at 96-h intervals. The dynamics of ovarian follicular growth between OPU sessions was monitored by twice-daily ultrasonographic examinations. A single dominant follicle (DF) or two codominant (CDF) follicles (&gt9 mm) were present in 63.3% (19 of 30) of intervals studied, with follicle deviation beginning when the future dominant follicle (F1) achieved a diameter of 6.2 0.3 mm. The phenomenon of codominance was observed in four (13.3%) of the inter-OPU intervals. The remaining intervals (36.6%, 11 of 30) were characterized by a greater follicular population, lower rate of follicular growth, and a smaller diameter F1 (P &lt 0.0001). There was a tendency (P = 0.08) toward an increase in the number of recovered COCs when dominant follicles were not present (NDF). The quality of COCs was not affected by the presence of a single dominant follicle, but codominant follicles resulted in recovery of a lower proportion of viable embryos (40.0%, 62.1%, and 63.6%; P &lt 0.05) and higher proportions of degenerate COCs (56.0%, 30.3%, and 28.6%; P &lt 0.05) for CDF, NDF, and DF respectively.We concluded that, in Zebu cows, (a) repeated follicle spirations altered ovarian follicular dynamics, perhaps by increasing follicular growth rate; (b) follicular dominance could be established in cows undergoing twice-a-week OPU; and (c) the presence of a dominant follicle during short inter-OPU intervals may not affect COC quality, except when a codominant follicle was present. # 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.  aCiclo estral  aEndocrinologia  aGado  aReprodução animal  aBrasil  aDinâmica folicular  aFolículo  aFollicle ablation  aOPU  aOvarian follicle  aOvarian follicular development  aZebu cattle1 aPALHÃO, M. P.1 aSIQUEIRA, L. G. B.1 aFONSECA, J. F. da1 aCAMARGO, L. S. de A.  tTheriogenologygv. 73, n. 7, p. 966-972, 2010.