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Application of artificial insemination on poultry in Ethiopia

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Title Application of artificial insemination on poultry in Ethiopia
 
Creator Zelleke, G.
Ayalew, W.
 
Subject ETHIOPIA
SEMEN PRESERVATION
SPERMATOZOA
FERTILITY
EGG HATCHABILITY
POULTRY FARMING
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION [REPRODUCTION CONTROL]
SEMEN COLLECTION
EVALUATION
 
Description This paper reviews the current status of application of artificial insemination (AI) in poultry in Ethiopia. The technique was not practiced in the country before 2002. The application of AI in chicken in Ethiopia has been tested by comparing natural mating (NM), natural mating plus artificial insemination (NM+AI) and AI alone with the semen from selected Rhode Island Red (RIR) cocks. Higher fertility and hatchability were recorded in NM+AI (93.33%) and 80.18%) groups as compared to NM (81.18% and 72.27%) or AI (83.86% and 78.85%) groups, respectively. Observations from this result provide satisfactory evidence that AI can be applied in poultry production sector. Further, AI can efficiently be exploited to maximize the utilization of cocks of high fertility and hatchability, thereby reducing the need for acquiring new batches of male breeding stock.
 
Date 2014-10-31T06:08:53Z
2014-10-31T06:08:53Z
2004
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10568/50178
 
Language en
 
Relation Ethiopian Society of Animal Production Proceedings
 
Publisher Ethiopian Society of Animal Production