Method for sex determination of mammalian offspring
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1. A method for separating spermatozoa determinative of one sex from spermatozoa determinative of the other sex comprising contacting a semen sample with antibody specific for a spermatozoa determinative of one sex, and magnetic beads having a diameter of 0.1 to 2 microns, and separating spermatozoa bound to said antibody and linked to said beads from said sample.
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Abstract
A method for increasing the percentage of mammalian offspring of either sex which comprises contacting a semen sample with an antibody specific for the spermatozoa determinative of one sex and separating said spermatozoa from spermatozoa determinative of the other sex, said antibody being bound to a non-porous magnetic bead support having a diameter of 0.1 to 2 microns.
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- 1. A method for separating spermatozoa determinative of one sex from spermatozoa determinative of the other sex comprising contacting a semen sample with antibody specific for a spermatozoa determinative of one sex, and magnetic beads having a diameter of 0.1 to 2 microns, and separating spermatozoa bound to said antibody and linked to said beads from said sample.
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