Table 2 Effects of alpha-linolenic acid on embryo development of mature oocytes with alpha-linolenic acid in pigs

ALA (μM) No. of oocytes used for IVF (%) No. of embryo development to (%)
Cleavage Blastocyst
0 221 178 (80.5±0.1)b 15 (10.4±1.3)
25 226 199 (88.1±0.1)a 20 (12.1±2.1)
50 229 180 (78.6±0.3)bc 20 (12.0±1.7)
100 226 173 (76.5±1.7)c 14 ( 8.9±0.4)
a,b Mean values with different superscripts are significantly difference (P<0.05).
Oocytes were maturated with 50 μM ALA for 44 h.
Data are presented as mean ± SEM.