%0 Journal Article %T OBSERVATIONS REGARDING OOCYTES STORAGE POST MENDING FROM SLAUGHTER FEMALES %A CARABA V. %A IVAN ALEXANDRA %A TELEA ADA %A PACALA N. %J Lucrari Stiintifice : Zootehnie si Biotehnologii %D 2008 %I Facultatea de Zootehnie si Biotehnologii, Timisoara %X The oocytes viability must be taken as an important selection parameter for successful in vitrocultivation. The ovaries were collected from the slaughterhouse and maintained at 4ˇăC for 7days. Fallowing cumulus -oocytes complexes recovery the viability was tested by two stainingmethods. For the first experiment we used 27 cumulus - oocytes complexes, stained withNeutral red and for the second experiment we used 11 cumulus - oocytes complexes stainedwith Trypan blue. Fallowing staining with Neutral red 23 cumulus - oocytes complexes wereassessed as viable (were stained in red ¨C enzymatic activity within the cells) and for the Trypanblue staining 11 cumulus - oocytes complexes were assessed as viable (remained unstained ¨Cintegers cellular membranes). %K pig %K oocytes %K viability %K IVM %U http://usab-tm.ro/fileadmin/fzb/PDF%202008/Volumul%201/Biotechnologies/Caraba-1.pdf