Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesEffect of Fetal Serum and Follicular Liquor Supplementation on the In Vitro Production of Bovine EmbryosClara Larocca, Yael Filipiak, William Perez, Juan CalvoTo optimize In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) results in bovines by lowering costs, comparing the efficiency of Fetal Calf Serum (FCS) (high cost) with respect to bovine Follicular Fluid (bFF) (low cost) and by quantifying embryo production. Cumulus-Oocyte-Complexes (COC) obtained from a slaughter house, transported at 37°C in saline solution, were classified according to their quality in A, B, C and … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 9 Aug 2012 · 7,839 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesAnatomy of the Gross Intestine of the Capybara (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris)Noelia Vazquez, Rafael Senos, William PérezProblem statement: The anatomy of the gross intestine and its mesentery of the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) have not been described completely. Approach: In the present study, eight adult capybaras were studied using gross dissection. Results: The cecum was the largest part of the intestine and was divided into base, body and apex. The cecocolic fold joined the cecum to the … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 28 Jul 2012 · 9,202 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesGross Anatomy of the Stomach of the Oryx dammah (Cretzschmar, 1826)William Perez, Hassen JerbiProblem statement: The Oryx antelope is a grazing ruminant of the Bovidae family. The macroscopic anatomy of the stomach in one adult Oryx dammah, an extinct species in the wild, was described. Approach: The stomach of the Oryx was composed of the four classic compartments of the ruminants. The weight of all the full stomach was 21.5 kg. The ruminal … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 27 Feb 2012 · 9,053 accessesView PDFCite