Table 4 Percentage of viable primordial follicles in ovarian tissue obtained from ten carnivore species
Species | Day 0 | Day 7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fresh | Cryo | ||||||
%PF40 | CFN | %PF40 | CFN | %PF40 | CFN | ||
African lion | (Panthera leo) | 51% (240)a | 183 | 39% (120)b | 130 | 51% (80) | 208 |
Amur leopard | (Panthera pardus orientalis) | 39% (160) | 110 | 46% (120)a | 72 | 23% (120)b | 91 |
Black-footed cat | (Felis nigripes) | - | - | - | - | 55% (40) | 122 |
domestic cat | (Felis silvestris catus) | 57% (360)a | 519 | 35% (208)b | 121 | 32% (120) | 207 |
Geoffroy’s cat | (Leopardus geoffroyi) | 31% (120) | 99 | 28% (40)a | 64 | 48% (80)b | 170 |
Northern Chinese leopard | (Panthera pardus japonensis) | 49% (120)a | 288 | 28% (80)b | 133 | 21% (80) | 114 |
Oncilla | (Leopardus tigrinus) | 43% (200) | 100 | - | - | 44% (80) | 93 |
Rusty-spotted cat | (Prionailurus rubiginosus) | 54% (200) | 412 | - | - | 41% (80) | 182 |
Serval | (Leptailurus serval) | 49% (80) | 169 | 48% (40) | 137 | 48% (80) | 111 |
Sumatran tiger | (Panthera tigris sumatrae) | 41% (200) | 193 | 40% (80) | 169 | 45% (120) | 155 |