Patent ID: 6071689
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A01K,A61D,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
A method of producing multiple, sexed embryos from a female mammal comprising:a. creating superovulation in said female mammal to create at least two eggs comprising the step of using an ovulatory pharmaceutical to cause multiple eggs to be produced comprising the steps of:i) injecting a dosage of follicle stimulating hormone a plurality of times a day;ii) administering said dosage of follicle stimulating hormone with prostaglandin F-2-alpha;and wherein said step of injecting said dosage of follicle stimulating hormone a plurality of times a day comprises injecting said follicle stimulating hormone in approximately half day increments at a dosage level of 6, 6, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, and 2 mg between days 9 and 12 inclusive of the estrus cycle and wherein administering said dosage of follicle stimulating hormone with prostaglandin F-2-alpha comprises supplementing 25 and 12.5 mg of prostaglandin F-2-alpha on the sixth and seventh dosages, respectively, of said follicle stimulating hormone;b. determining a sex of a sperm cell of a male mammal;c. sorting according to said sex of said sperm cells;d. inserting at least a portion of said sorted sperm cells into a uterus of said female mammal after an onset of estrus; ande. fertilizing a plurality of said eggs to produce at least two sexed embryos of the desired sex from said female mammal.