Researchers are studying whether magnetic nanoparticles could effectively separate “X” and “Y” stallion spermatozoa.
Eight veterinarian students from Lincoln Memorial University (LMU), in Harrogate, Tennessee, spent their summer collaborating with researchers in the University of Kentucky (UK) Department of
Researchers evaluated how female embryo survival could be enhanced under conditions that tend to favor male births.
The majority of respondents said they’d rather not choose a future foal’s sex ahead of time.
Breeders might soon be able to use sex-sorted stallion semen to pick the sex of their future foals.
The team achieved up to a 95% accuracy rate by using mares’ blood plasma to determine fetal gender.
Understanding genetic determinants for health conditions can help us identify and manage predisposed horses.
Transrectal ultrasounds can be up to 100% accurate in determining fetal sex at a determined gestational age.
The world’s first foal from a biopsied and vitrified embryo transferred into a surrogate mare was born Jan. 27, 2010, at Minitube International Center for Biotechnology in Mount Horeb, Wisc. The procedure used to create the filly provides ho
Accurate determination of fetal sex can have a profound impact on the broodmare management practices of horse owners and breeders. While the gender of a foal influences its value, it also influences the value of the gravid (pregnant) mare.
Testing innovative techniques and brushing up on common procedures are the lifeblood of advancing any medical specialty, and the field of equine reproduction is no exception. Veterinarians are always looking for new ways to improve procedures they
Knowing the gender of a foal before it is born helps the horse owner or breeder better manage several different aspects of the horse business. This new management tool is very safe, accurate, and can be incorporated into most breeding programs
Knowledge of a fetus’ sex enables the horse owner or breeder to manage several different aspects of his or her horse business better. For example, the value of a foal frequently is influenced by its gender, depending on its sire or dam.
Through the collaborative efforts of Colorado State University, USDA, MoFlo, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Cytomation the world’s first sex-selected filly was born August 6, 1998. The filly, Call Me Madam, was
Rens, Welch, and Johnson of Beltsville, Md., reported significant improvements in their flow cytometric semen sexing procedure at the American Society of Animal Science’s meeting.
The sexing of sperm with the Beltsville method is based o
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