Biology and Biotechnology of Follicle Development

Table 1

Oocyte loss during meiosis [15].

Species	Maximum number of oocytes	Number of oocytes at birth	Oocyte loss (%)
Murine	50,000–75,000	10,000–15,000	80
Ovine	900,000	82,000	91
Porcine	1,200,000	500,000	58
Bovine	2,700,000	135,000	95
Human	7,000,000	700,000	90