Sheep's Sex Determined By Diet Prior To Pregnancy

Sunday, June 8, 2008 - 21:28 in Biology & Nature

Maternal diet influences the chances of having male or female offspring. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology has demonstrated that ewes fed a diet enriched with polyunsaturated fats for one month prior to conception have a significantly higher chance of giving birth to male offspring.

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