Sex-sorting of mammalian spermatozoa has applications for genetic improvement of farm
animals, in humans for the control of sex-linked disease, and in wildlife as a captive
management strategy and for the re-population of endangered species. Considerable
research has been undertaken worldwide on the Beltsville sperm sexing technology, the
only effective method for pre-selection of sex of offspring. The combination of this method
with assisted reproductive technologies has resulted in the birth of offspring in a wide range …