In vitro production of sexed embryos for gender preselection: High-speed sorting of X-chromosome-bearing sperm to produce pigs after embryo transfer

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3346-3352

  Rath, D ^a   Long, C R ^b   Dobrinsky, J R ^b   Welch, G R ^b   Schreier, L L ^b   Johnson, L A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Institute of Animal Science and Animal Behaviour   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embryo Transfer; Fertilization; In Vitro; Pigs; Sex; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CHEMISTRY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; MALE; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0033253691     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77123346x     Document Type: Article

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