INNOVATION OF SPERMATOZOA SEXING TECHNOLOGY IN BULL TO PRODUCE CALF SEX AS EXPECTED
Trinil Susilawati1, Aulia Puspita Anugra Yekti1, Kuswati1, Syahrul Kurniawan2, Asri Nurul Huda1 , Awang Tri Satria1
1Animal Science Faculty , Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
2 Agriculture Faculty, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract. Cattle breeding business need specific calf sex especially for fattening program needs of a male calf, while for dairy cows and breeding program are required for female calves. Therefore sexing technology is needed to get the calf sex as expected. The materials used were bull of Limousin semen with motility more than 70%. The sexing technology used was Percoll Gradient Centrifugation. This technology produces 83% of Y sperm in the upper layer, while 83% of sperm X in the lower layer so that each layer can be produced for sexing frozen semen. The sexed semen has been produced by Artificial Insemination Centre of Singosari Malang and has been marketed widely. The results showed that implementation of Artificial Insemination using frozen semen sexing (Sperm Y) could result in a male calf in the district of Tuban for 60 heads produced 61.5% pregnancy success in a single dose, whereas in double dose 63.6%. The male calf sex ratio of 42.11% in a single dose and 78.95% in double dose.
Keywords: Sexing sperm; bull semen; Artificial Insemination; sex ratio; pregnancy rate
Topic: Basic Science/Life Science