Semen quality parameters of the Tanzanian Horasi chicken ecotype
Amina Burilo,
Isaac Kashoma
Abstract:Predicting potential fertility and eventual egg hatchability in chickens can be done by evaluating the quality of the semen. This study's objective was to describe the semen characteristics of three different age groups of Horasi chicken ecotype cocks (24-32, 28-36, and 32-40 weeks). From 20 Horasi cocks; 6 cocks (24-32 weeks), 6 cocks (28-36 weeks), and 8 cocks (32-40 weeks) over the course of four weeks (5-29th Dec 2022), 80 semen samples in total were taken. Sperm was harvested from cocks using the abdomina… Show more
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