Early Embryo Development in The Bovine

Hatching of Bovine Blastocyst

Photograph courtesy of Dr. John K.Thibodeaux

Day 12 Bovine Conceptus

Inner Cell Mass Trophoblast

From Garrett et al. 1988; J. Reprod. Fert. 84:437-446

Bovine Conceptus Development

Day 12
Embryo

Day 15

From Garrett et al. 1988; J. Reprod. Fert. 84:437-446

Bovine Endometrium

Surface Epithelium

Stroma

Uterine Gland

Uterine Surface

Cilia Surface Epithelium Mouth of Uterine Gland

With permission of Editor for Journal of Reproduction and Fertility King et al. 1981, J. Reprod. Fert. 61:469-474

TEM of Bovine Conceptus Attachment to the Uterine Epithelium

Uterine Surface Epithelium

Conceptus

Uterine Gland

Trophoblastic Papilla

Reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Guillomot, M and Guqy, P. (1982) Ultrastructural Features of the Cell Surfaces of Uterine and Trophoblastic Epithelia during Embryo attachment in Cow. Anat. Rec. 204:315-322 Copyright 1982, Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Day 18 Bovine Conceptus Papilla of Trophoblast

Trophoblastic Papilla
Reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Guillomot, M and Guqy, P. (1982) Ultrastructural Features of the Cell Surfaces of Uterine and Trophoblastic Epithelia during Embryo attachment in Cow. Anat. Rec. 204:315-322 Copyright 1982, Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Microvillus Attachment between Chorion and Uterine Surface Epithelium

Chorion

Uterine Epithelium

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Gordon J. King

Day 27 Bovine Placenta

Amnionic Vesicle

Developing Cotyledon

Chorioallantois

Day 21 Placentome

Chorion

Caruncle

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Gordon J. King

Uterine Glands

Day 19 Placental Attachment Migration of Binucleate Cells

Migrating Binucleate Cell

Chorion
Uterine Epithelium

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Gordon J. King

Day 19 Intercaruncular Placental Attachment

Chorion Uterine Epithelium Binucleate Cell

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Gordon J. King

Day 20 Placentome with Migrating Binucleate Cells

Chorion

Multinucleated Syncytium

Migrating Binucleate Cell

Uterine Epithelium

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Gordon J. King

Day 23 Migration of Bicnucleate Cells and Formation of Syncytium

Binucleate Cell

Endometrial Stroma
Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Gordon J. King

Multinucleated Cells in Uterine Epithelium

Day 30 Bovine Placenta

Amnion Early Cotyledon

Chorioallantois

Ovine Placenta

Chorioallantois

Cotyledon
Photograph courtesy of Dr. Fuller W. Bazer

Day 45 Bovine Placenta

Amnion Cotyledon Chorioallantois

Photograph courtesy of Dr. Fuller W. Bazer

Day 77 Bovine Placental Attachment with Areolus over the Mouth of a Uterine Gland
Chorion

Areolus

Uterine Gland

Uterine Secretions

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Gordon J. King

Bovine Uterine Caruncles (Day 80)

Caruncles

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Bovine Placenta - Day 80

Chorioallantois Amnion

Cotyledon

Bovine Day 80 Fetus

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Placental Vascularity to Fetal Cotyledons

Allantoic Vessels

Placentome

Photograph courtesy of Dr. Fuller W. Bazer

Placental Vascularity to Maternal Cotyledons

Photograph courtesy of Dr. Fuller W. Bazer

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Day 120 Uterine Caruncles

Day 120 Placenta

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Day 230 Bovine Placentome

Fetal Cotyledon

Maternal Cotyledon

Placentome

Day 250 Intercaruncular Placenta

Chorionic Epithelium

Uterine Epithelium

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Gordon J. King

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Bovine Day 70 - Twin Pregnancy

Photograph courtesy of Dr. Robert P. Wettemann

Bovine Twins
Fusion of Chorioallantois

Photograph courtesy of Dr. Robert P. Wettemann

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