Eggcellent ostriches on the way‚ thanks to Maties sperm boffin
10 June 2016 - 13:35
Stand by for the era of the super ostrich.A technique to freeze ostrich semen and use it to artificially inseminate females during their most important reproductive months has been developed by a researcher at Stellenbosch University.“This should make it possible… to breed ostriches more specifically so that certain genetic superiority for traits of economic importance can be transmitted from generation to generation‚” the university said on Friday.
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