In vitro production of Holstein embryos using sex-sorted sperm and oocytes from selected cull cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 776-782

  Wilson, R D ^a   Weigel, K A ^a   Fricke, P M ^a   Rutledge, J J ^a,b   Leibfried Rutledge, M L ^b   Matthews, D L ^a   Schutzkus, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BOMED   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy; In vitro fertilization; Sperm sexing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 15044356773     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72741-7     Document Type: Article

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