Apoptotic cell ratio (ACR) (mean±SE) in inner cell mass (ICM) and trophectoderm (TE) of bovine embryos (8 dpi) derived from oocytes matured either in palmitic acid (PA) (C16:0), stearic acid (SA) (C18:0) or oleic acid (OA) (C18:1). Negative control (NC) was maturation medium and positive control group (PC) was maturation medium with the addition of pure ethanol. a, b Bars bearing different superscripts differ within each category; inner cell mass (ICM), trophectoderm (TE) or total blastocyst cell number (P<0.01).