The Potential of Bali Cattle Oocytes from Ovaries of Slaughterhouses in Makassar, South Sulawesi Herry Sonjaya1,a), Hasbi Hasbi1), Sudirman Baco1), Hikmayani Iskandar2), and Erni Damayanti3)
1Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia 90245
2Research Center for Applied Zoology (BRIN), Cibinong, West Java, Indonesia 16911
3Laboratory Embryo In vitro faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia 90245
Abstract
Bali cattle are native Indonesian cattle that are kept by many breeders in South Sulawesi. Utilization of Bali cattle ovaries from slaughterhouses is one way to maintain the genetic quality of Bali cattle. This study aims to examine the potential of the ovaries of Bali cattle from a slaughterhouse in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The research method was that the ovaries were taken from the abattoir below to the laboratory using 0.9 persen NaCL and gentamicin. Then they were collected using the slicing technique. Oocytes were collected under a microscope and graded based on the compactness of cumulus cells. The results of this study were grade A 33.67 9.81, grade B 20.67 8.08, grade C 20.67 8.08, and grade D 16.67 9.07. The number of oocytes with grades A and B was higher than grades C and D. Therefore, it can be concluded that oocytes obtained from abattoirs in Makassar have the potential for in vitro embryo production.
Keywords: Bali cattle- ovaries- slaughterhouses- graded
