Embryo production from superovulated sheep inseminated with sex-sorted ram spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 550-555

  de Graaf, S P ^a   Beilby, K ^a   O'Brien, J K ^a   Osborn, D ^b   Downing, J A ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^a   Evans, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Allstock (NSW) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Sex preselection; Sheep; Sperm sorting; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SEX RATIO; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SEX PRESELECTION; SEX RATIO; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROVULATION;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845886362     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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