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

• Asıl Yazarlar: Williams Jim E (Yazar), Murphy Clifton N (Yazar), Kimura Koji (Yazar), Parks Tina E (Yazar), Spate Lee D (Yazar), Green Mark P (Yazar), Kerley Monty S (Yazar), Green Jonathan A (Yazar), Keisler Duane H (Yazar), Roberts R Michael (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: BMC, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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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...