EFFECT OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 ON DEVELOPMENT AND
POST-TRANSFER SURVIVAL OF BOVINE EMBRYOS PRODUCED IN VITRO



















 By

 JEREMY BLOCK


A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
 OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY






 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

 2007