IN VITRO EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT IN THE PIG impact of oocyte maturation milieu on blastocyst morphology and viability Annadie KIDSON In vitro embryo development in the pig impact of oocyte maturation milieu on blastocyst morphology and viability Annadie Kidson 2004 Kidson, Annadie In vitro embryo development in the pig: impact of oocyte maturation milieu on blastocyst morphology and viability 2004 Dissertation Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - with a summary in Dutch ISBN 90-393-3730-6 Printing: DPP-Utrecht, Houten In vitro embryo development in the pig impact of oocyte maturation milieu on blastocyst morphology and viability In vitro embryo-ontwikkeling in het varken: effect van het milieu van eicelmaturatie op de morfologie en levensvatbaarheid van de blastocyst (met een samenvatting in het Nederlands) Proefschrift Ter verkrijgen van de graad van doctor aan de Universiteit Utrecht op gezag van de Rector Magnificus, Prof. Dr. W.H. Gispen, ingevolge het besluit van het College voor Promoties in het openbaar te verdedigen op donderdag 27 mei 2004 des ochtends te 10.30 uur door Annadie Kidson geboren op 10 April 1971 te Johannesburg, Zuid-Afrika Promotor: Prof. Ben Colenbrander Department of Farm Animal Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University Co-promotoren: Dr. Steph J. Dieleman Department of Farm Animal Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University Dr. Mart M. Bevers Department of Farm Animal Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University The investigations described in this thesis were financially supported by the Graduate School for Animal Health, the Department of Farm Animal Health of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University and Grant sponsor EU Commission Grant number QLK3-CT1999-00104 Printing of this thesis was financially supported by: Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University Dierenarts coöperatie AUV Graduate School for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University Institute for Pig Genetics, Beuningen, The Netherlands Intervet Nederland BV