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  • Title: Oviduct (uterine tube) transport of ova in the cow.
    Author: Crisman RO, McDonald LE, Wallace CE.
    Journal: Am J Vet Res; 1980 Apr; 41(4):645-7. PubMed ID: 7190805.
    Abstract:
    Normal oviduct (uterine tube) transport of ova was studied in 12 nulliparous heifers oophorosalpingohysterectomized at various times (range, 26 to 85.25 hours) after the end of estrus. The mean oviduct length +/- SEM was 19.7 cm +/- 0.38. The means of left and right oviduct length were not different (P greater than 0.10). The ampulla and isthmus of the oviduct could be indentified grossly by a definite reduction in lumen size and represented 0.66 and 0.34 of the total oviduct length, respectively. The oviduct ipsilateral to ovulation was divided into eight equal segments. Each segment and the uterine horn were flushed with saline solution. An ovum or zygote was recovered from the oviduct of nine heifers. A zygote was surgically recovered from the uterus of one heifer at 76.75 hours after the end of estrus. An ovum or zygote was not recovered from two of the heifers. A significant linear relationship (P less than 0.01) existed between the estimated time after ovulation and the distance the ovum or zygote had traveled. Therefore, the ovum or zygote in these heifers was transported through the oviduct at a constant rate.
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