OPU and Donors
True or False: Pregnant donors can be aspirated.
True
What grade of embryo results in the highest pregnancy rates?
Grade 1
What is the name of the vet that aspirates at Boviteq California?
Ramon Tosta
Which Boviteq partner is also a two time author?
What stud is associated with NAAB code 777?
Semex-sexed
What is the name of the cells that surround the oocyte and aid in maturation and fertilization?
Cumulus
About how many embryos were produced in the Madison lab in 2020?
60,000 (exact 59,773)
What client/satellite is known for sending in oocytes from JE donors with little cumulus?
River Valley
Molly likes to get on Facebook and check out our vet partners. Name this vet pictured here with an Alex Trebek style mustache. (Photo)
Clem Neely, SEK Genetics
How often does an ibutton record temperature?
Every 10 minutes.
Donors are superstimulated with FSH to get as many oocytes at OPU as possible. What is the brand name of the FSH product used?
Folltropin
Sperm concentration was previously determined using this cell counting chamber originally used for counting blood cells. (Photo)
Hemocytometer
What lab service is primarily used by beef clients?
Reverse sort
There were 5 original employees when Boviteq started in 2013; 3 still work here. Name those 3.
Alisa, Chuck, Julie
What does the breed code "SK" stand for?
Double Jeopardy! CIDRs are used in donor set ups to keep donors from ovulating and ensure good oocyte quality. What hormone are CIDRs coated with?
Progesterone
How much more DNA does an X-bearing sperm cell have versus a Y-bearing sperm?
3.8% (will accept rounding to 4%)
Black Pearl, Houdini, Ricochet, and Skoal are all this type of bull.
Rodeo bulls
Dean Lusk ships homemade bread and butter to the lab each year made by his wonderful wife. Name that wife.
Candria
Double Jeopardy! The biggest export ever shipped from Boviteq was 2481 embryos. What breed were the embryos and what country were they exported to?
Angus, Russia
What is the record for the most oocytes aspirated from a single donor?
151 oocytes from a 6.5 month old donor aspired by SVS Repro
What is the greatest number of sperm preps done in a single day at Boviteq?
46
What animals served as incubators in the early days of shipping embryos?
Rabbits
Iowa, John Kornmann
Michigan, Bryce Slavik
How many states have a Boviteq satellite?
19