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- Title
EFFECT OF NATURAL MATING AND FREQUENCY OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION ON FERTILITY AND HATCHABILITY PARAMETERS OF KUTTANAD DUCK (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) EGGS.
- Authors
Cyriac, Stella; Joseph, Leo; Anitha, P.
- Abstract
An experiment was conducted at University Poultry Farm, Mannuthy, Thrissur to compare the efficiency of artificial insemination and natural mating in ducks. The ducks under study were grouped into three treatments; T1, T2 and T3 with five replicates of six ducks each. In T1, the birds were allowed to breed by natural mating. In T2 and T3, ducks were housed in cages and inseminated once in five days and seven days, respectively, in the morning hours. The eggs collected were incubated separately and the percentage of early embryonic mortality, dead genus and dead in shell were calculated. The early embryonic mortality did not show any significant difference between natural mating and artificial insemination. The fertility per cent was found to be significantly higher in T2 (Insemination once in 5 days) when compared with T1 (natural mating) and T3 (Insemination once in 7 days). The hatchability per cent on total eggs set was significantly higher in T2 and was significantly lower in T3. No significant difference was observed in the hatchability per cent on fertile eggs set. The results on fertility and hatchability indicate that artificial insemination at five days interval is more advantageous for fertile egg production in ducks.
- Subjects
DUCK behavior; SEXUAL behavior in birds; ARTIFICIAL insemination of poultry; HATCHABILITY of water bird eggs
- Publication
Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, 2018, Vol 16, Issue 1, p42
- ISSN
0975-5195
- Publication type
Article