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Effect of semen collection method on fertility and hatchability rates
and sperm penetration holes of ostrich (Struthio camelus)
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Hazim
Jabbar Al-Daraji and S.A. Al-Shemmary |
Department of Animal
Production, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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Abstract |
The ostrich industry
appears to be in a good position for the development of artificial
insemination technology. This study was conducted to investigate the
effect of semen collection methods on fertility and hatchability and
sperm penetration holes of ostrich. A total of 9 males and 27 females,
3-7 years old, were randomly assigned to three treatment groups with 3
males and 9 females for each group. Three semen collecting methods
including manual massage method, dummy method and teaser female method
were compared for three consecutive months. Results revealed that the
use of teaser female or dummy methods for collecting the semen from male
ostrich resulted in significant increase (P≤0.05) infertility (%),
hatchability from fertilize eggs (%), hatchability from set eggs (%),
and sperm penetration holes and significant decrease (P≤0.05) in
embryonic mortality (%) compared with manual massage method during the
whole period of experiment. Development of the animal friendly methods
(teaser female and dummy methods) for collecting semen from ostriches
has advanced considerably in recent years. Semen collected by the teaser
or dummy methods gave better results for fertility and hatchability
rates and sperm penetration holes.
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Keywords:
Ostrich; Collection
method; fertility and hatchability rates |
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To cite this article:
HJ Al-Daraji and Al-Shemmary SA, 2015.
Effect of semen collection
method on fertility and hatchability rates and sperm penetration holes
of ostrich (Struthio camelus).
Res.
Opin.
Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(3): 116-123. |
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