Heterogeneous inseminate system
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1. A method of producing a heterogeneous inseminate, comprising:
- obtaining a first amount of sperm of a first animal;
obtaining a second amount of sperm of a second animal, said first animal and said second animal of the same species, wherein said first amount of sperm of said first animal or said second amount of sperm of said second animal comprises sex-selected sperm;
combining said first amount of sperm of said first animal with said second amount of sperm of said second animal; and
adjusting said first amount of sperm of said first animal in said heterogeneous inseminate to provide a concentration sufficient to increase motility of said second amount of sperm of said second animal in said heterogeneous inseminate.
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A heterogeneous inseminate including a first amount of sperm of a first animal and a second amount of sperm of a second animal of the same species, the first amount of sperm and the second amount of sperm sex-selected sperm of the same sex, useful in the in-vivo or in-vitro fertilization of an egg of a female animal of the same species for the production of sex-selected embryos and sex-selected offspring.
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1. A method of producing a heterogeneous inseminate, comprising:
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obtaining a first amount of sperm of a first animal; obtaining a second amount of sperm of a second animal, said first animal and said second animal of the same species, wherein said first amount of sperm of said first animal or said second amount of sperm of said second animal comprises sex-selected sperm; combining said first amount of sperm of said first animal with said second amount of sperm of said second animal; and adjusting said first amount of sperm of said first animal in said heterogeneous inseminate to provide a concentration sufficient to increase motility of said second amount of sperm of said second animal in said heterogeneous inseminate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of producing a heterogeneous inseminate, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a first amount of sperm of a first animal; obtaining a second amount of sperm of a second animal, said first animal and said second animal of the same species, wherein said first amount of sperm of said first animal or said second amount of sperm of said second animal comprises sex-selected sperm; combining said first amount of sperm of said first animal with said second amount of sperm of said second animal; and adjusting said first amount of sperm of said first animal in said heterogeneous inseminate to provide a concentration sufficient to increase fertility of said second amount of sperm of said second animal in said heterogeneous inseminate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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