Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347542

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0347542

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Sex preselection of stallion spermatozoa. This study will develop novel techniques that will maintain and optimise the fertility of sex-sorted stallion semen before and after processing through a flow cytometer. Ultimately, spermatozoa obtained from ejaculation or from the testes sperm storage site (epididymes) at the time of castration will be sorted into X- (female) or Y- (male) populations and used to inseminate mares and thus, enable horse breeders to predetermine the sex of their foal at the time of insemination. The introduction of sex-sorted semen into the Australian horse industry (worth some $6.2 billion) will ensure that Australia leads the world in equine reproductive technology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 10-03-2003

End Date: 10-09-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $210,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal Reproduction | Animal Production

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Minor livestock (e.g. horses, goats, deer) |

Other Keywords

Animal Production | Animal Reproduction | Minor livestock (e.g. horses, goats, deer)

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