Table 2 Developmental competence of bovine oocytes exposed to elevated NEFA concentrations during 24 h of in vitro maturation

Oocytes

990

928

Cleaved

716 (72.3)

688 (74.1)

Blastocysts from oocytes matured

230 (23.2)^a

179 (19.3)^b

Blastocysts from cleaved zygotes

230 (32.1)^a

179 (26.0)^b