Reproductive Tract Mucus May Influence the Sex of Offspring in Cattle: Study in Cows That Have Repeatedly Calved Single-Sex Offspring

Reproductive Tract Mucus May Influence the Sex of Offspring in Cattle: Study in Cows That Have Repeatedly Calved Single-Sex Offspring

This study aimed to investigate the selective effect of the reproductive tract mucus in cows that have consistently produced offspring of a single sex on X/Y spermatozoa. We collected mucus from the reproductive tract of cows that had given calvings to offspring of the same sex, or alternated betwee...

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Main Authors:	Fei Huang, Peng Niu, Jieru Wang, Jiajia Suo, Lulu Zhang, Jie Wang, Di Fang, Qinghua Gao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:	Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:	cows single-sex offspring reproductive tract mucus X/Y spermatozoa
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/11/11/572
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