METHOD FOR SEX BIASING OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

摘要

A method for treating a specimen of semen useful for artificial insemination to increase the conception of female offspring in a mammal is disclosed. The semen is incubated at a predetermined temperature for at least a predetermined period of time. Thereafter, the semen is used for artificial insemination of the mammal. Typically, the predetermined temperature is in the range of about 4°C to about 20°C. Typically, the predetermined period of time if from about 2 hours to about 24 hours.