Nutritional skewing of conceptus sex in sheep: effects of a maternal diet enriched in rumen-protected polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)

• Автори: Williams Jim E (Автор), Murphy Clifton N (Автор), Kimura Koji (Автор), Parks Tina E (Автор), Spate Lee D (Автор), Green Mark P (Автор), Kerley Monty S (Автор), Green Jonathan A (Автор), Keisler Duane H (Автор), Roberts R Michael (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: BMC, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Evolutionary theory suggests that in polygynous mammalian species females in better body condition should produce more sons than daughters. Few controlled studies have however tested this hypothesis and controversy exists as to wheth...