Effects of Breed, Age, Body Condition Score, and Nutritional Status on Follicular Population, Oocyte Yield, and Quality in Three Cameroonian Zebus Cattle Bos indicus
Table 5
Relationship between oocyte qualities with breed and body condition score.
Oocyte quality
Breed
BCS
Average ± SD
P-value
(1-2) n=27
(3) n=49
(4-5) n=19
Grade I oocyte
Gudali
(8)6.63± 0.46
(15)7.40± 0.61
(9)6.89± 0.35
7.06 ± 0.32α
0.60
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)7.20± 0.86
(17)7.24± 0.45
(4)5.75± 1.03
7.03 ± 0.39α
0.46
Red Fulani n=32
(9)7.11± 0.61
(17)6.29± 0.51
(4)5.75± 1.03
6.56 ± 0.34α
0.61
Average ± SD
7.00 ± 0.39x
6.96 ± 0.30x
6.53 ± 1.35x
6.83 ± 0.68αx
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P-value
0.83
0.28
0.49
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Grade II oocyte
Gudali
(8)4.38± 0.75
(15)5.93± 0.88
(9)4.67± 0.66
5.19 ± 0.49α
0.37
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)3.40± 0.74
(17)4.94± 0.55
(4)4.50± 0.64
4.39 ± 0.40α
0.23
Red Fulani n=32
(9)3.44± 0.47
(17)4.47± 0.55
(6)4.67± 0.66
4.22 ± 0.35α
0.38
Average ± SD
3.70 ± 0,38
5.08 ± 0.38
4.63 ± 0.38
4.47 ± 0.38
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P-value
0.54
0.30
0.48
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Grade III oocyte
Gudali
(8)3.63± 1.01
(15)4.20± 0.47
(9)4.11± 0.62
4.03 ± 0.39β
0.82
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)3.20± 0.51
(17)2.94± 0.38
(4)4.50± 0.64
3.23 ± 0.28α
0.22
Red Fulani n=32
(9)2.78± 0.32
(17)3.29± 0.23
(6)3.33± 0.49
3.16 ± 0.18α
0.43
Average ± SD
3.19 ± 0.36
3.45 ± 0.22
3.95 ± 0.35
3.53 ± 0.31
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P-value
0.66
0.06
0.98
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Grade IV oocyte
Gudali
(8)5.38± 0.84
(15)4.13± 0.01
(9)4.33± 0.64
4.50 ± 0.39α
0.45
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)3.50± 0.37
(17)4.47± 0.40
(4)4.00± 0.40
4.10 ± 0.29α
0.33
Red Fulani n=32
(9)4.67± 0.23
(17)3.71± 0.47
(4)4.00± 0.40
4.16 ± 0.29α
0.28
Average ± SD
4.44 ± 0.32
4.10 ± 0.29
4.37 ± 0.37
4.30 ± 0.32
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P-value
0.4
0.56
0.83
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Total grades I and II oocyte
Gudali
(8)11.00± 0.68
(15)13.33± 1.25
(9)11.56± 0.93
12.25 ± 0.71α
0.36
n=33
White Fulani n=30
(10)10.60± 1.40
(17)12.18± 0.83
(4)10.25± 1.65
11.42 ± 0.67α
0.47
Red Fulani n=32
(9)10.56± 0.86
(17)10.76± 0.96
(6)11.17± 1.27
10.78 ± 0.60α
0.94
Average ± SD
10.70 ± 0.60
12.04 ± 0.61
11.16 ± 0.65
11.30 ± 0.62
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P-value
0.95
0.24
0.77
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Total grades II and IV oocyte
Gudali
(8)9.00± 1.64
(15)8.33± 0.79
(9)8.44± 1.16
8.53 ± 0.62α
0.91
n=33
White Fulani n=3à
(10)6.70± 0.74
(17)7.41± 0.69
(4)8.50± 1.04
7.32 ± 0.46α
0.81
Red Fulani n=32
(10)6.70± 0.74
(17)7.41± 0.69
(4)8.50± 1.04
7.31 ± 0.38α
0.61
Average ± SD
7.63 ± 0.58
7.55 ± 0.40
8.32 ± 0.64
7.83 ± 0.54
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P-value
0 .27
0.40
0.95
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x, y, and z: being on the same line, values affected with the same letter do not differ significantly (P > 0.05). α, β, and ɤ: being on the same column, values affected with the same letter do not differ significantly (P > 0.05).
