Optimizing IVF with sexed sperm in cattle

J Xu, SA Chaubal, F Du - Theriogenology, 2009 - Elsevier
Sperm-sorting by flow cytometry separates X-sperm from Y-sperm with an accuracy as high
as 90% or more. This technology offers farmers and the livestock industry the potential to
nearly double productivity, by producing the desired sex to optimize breeding programs.
Sorting speed and fertility variation of sorted sperm, however, remain limiting factors for
widespread application, particularly in traditional AI programs. Alternatively, in vitro
fertilization is a feasible and efficient means to increase the fertilization efficiency of sex …