Calving sex ratio as related to the predicted Y-chromosome-bearing spermatozoa ratio in bull ejaculates

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 563-571

  Chandler, John E ^a   Taylor, Tara M ^a   Canal, Anita L ^a   Cooper, Richard K ^a   Moser, E Barry ^a   McCormick, Michael E ^a   Willard, Scott T ^b   Rycroft, Herb E ^c   Gilbert, Glen R ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Genex Cooperative Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Offspring sex; PCR; Semen sexing; Sex ratio; SRY

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SRY GENE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FACTOR IX; FEMALE; GENES, SRY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; SEMEN; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX RATIO; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33845976721     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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