From: Growth hormone treatment improves the development of follicles and oocytes in prepubertal lambs
Control | 20Â mg GH | 50Â mg GH | |||
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Serial number of lambs | No. of recovered oocytes | Serial number of lambs | No. of recovered oocytes | Serial number of lambs | No. of recovered oocytes |
#1 | No response | #7 | 65 | #13 | 47 |
#2 | No response | #8 | No response | #14 | 133 |
#3 | No response | #9 | No response | #15 | 54 |
#4 | No response | #10 | 121 | #16 | 57 |
#5 | 101 | #11 | 149 | #17 | 51 |
#6 | 15 | #12 | 23 | #18 | 19 |
Total | 116 | Â | 358 | Â | 361 |
Average oocyte number (all lambs) | 19.3 ± 16.5a |  | 59.7 ± 25.9a |  | 60.2 ± 15.6b |
Average oocyte number (responding lambs) | 58.0 ± 43.0 |  | 89.5 ± 28.2 |  | 60.2 ± 15.6 |