Embryonic Growth Flashcards
Between conception and growth; Gestation
Prenatal Development
Prenatal subject classifications
Ovum, Embryonic, Fetal
Fertilization to implantation
Ovum
Organism reflects mature form
Embryonic
Longest phase; Species can be identified
Fetal
Shortly after parturition
Neonatal Development
Birth through maturity; What we typically manage in production systems
Postnatal Development
Time in uterus
Gestation period
Sheep Gestation
135 Days
Pig Gestation
114 Days
Cattle Gestation
285 Days
Turkey Gestation
28 Days
Chicken Gestation
21 Days
What can impact postnatal development?
Prenatal growth
Has selection for fewer days to market changed gestation?
No
What kind of animal grows slower and has a longer gestation?
Large Animals
Rate of prenatal growth is related to postnatal growth rate
Relative growth
Animals that grow slow at the cellular or tissue level require what to develop more size?
Additional time
How long does the Ovum Phase last?
11-14 Days
Ovary produces?
Oocytes, ova, or unfertilized eggs
What is the ovum surrounded by?
Zona Pellucida
Where does sperm fertilize the egg?
Oviduct
What is a fertilized egg called?
Zygote
What is the cascade of events in the ovum called?
Oocyte Activation
How soon does the rate of metabolism increase?
Immediately
Meiotic Divisions
- Extrusion of 2nd polar body
- Pronuclear formation
- Cytokinesis
2 pronuclei migrate to center of cell
Pronuclear formation
Development of daughter cells
Cytokinesis
Define Ovum Phase
- Rapid Cell Division
- Replication of DNA, but absent of protein synthesis
- Constrained within the zonal pellucida
- Lack supply of nutrients
A cell formed by cleavage of a fertilized ovum. Have excellent plasticity.
Blastomere
When does the end of the Ovum Phase Occur?
When the Zona Pellucida breaks down
A process where inner cells become more closely associated and leads to the Morula 20 to 30 cells
Start of Compaction
The ability of a single cell to divide and produce all of the differentiated cells in an organism
Totipotent
When will pregnancy rates be high?
- Embryo immobilized without damaging it
- Bisection process does not damage too many cells
- Embryos are bisected reasonably symmetrically
Progression from cleavage to blastula phase is characterized by two things:
- Increased # of blastomeres form into blastocyst
2. Formation of flattened layer of cells, known as trophoblast, and the inner cell mass
Formation of blastocoele
Blastulation
Cells committed to form embryonic or extraembryonic structures
Loss of totipotency
After the cell losses totipotency it becomes _____
plurapotent
Means stomach
gaster