Factors affecting in vitro maturation of alpaca (Lama paco) oocytes CA Leisinger 1 , EA Coffman 2 , MA Coutinho da Silva, BS Forshey 3 , CRF Pinto ∗ Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Article history: Received 16 March 2014 Received in revised form 14 August 2014 Accepted 23 August 2014 Available online xxx Keywords: Alpaca Oocyte In vitro maturation Age Fetal bovine serum
a b s t r a c t The present study utilized a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design examining age (old vs. young), follicle size (≥2 mm vs.