Exploring the impact of sexed semen on the structure of the dairy industry

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 847-856

  De Vries, A ^a   Overton, M ^b   Fetrow, J ^c   Leslie, K ^d   Eicker, S ^e   Rogers, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e Valley Agricultural Software   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy industry; Sex; Sexed semen

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERMATOZOA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049102579     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0536     Document Type: Article

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