Effects of sex-sorting and sperm dosage on conception rates of Holstein heifers: Is comparable fertility of sex-sorted and conventional semen plausible?

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3477-3483

  DeJarnette, J M ^a   Leach, M A ^a   Nebel, R L ^a   Marshall, C E ^a   McCleary, C R ^b   Moreno, J F ^c  

^a Select Sires Inc   (United States)

^b Sexing Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c Sexing Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Conception rate; Flow cytometry; Sex sorted sperm; Sperm dosage

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 79959362593     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4214     Document Type: Article

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