The Effects of Sperm Number and Insemination Interval on the Fertility and Hatchability of Sentul Hens
Dadang Mulyadi Saleh, Sigit Mugiyono, Mas Yedi Sumaryadi, Aras Prasetiyo Nugroho
Faculty of Animal Science, Jenderal Soedirman University
Abstract
Sexually mature Indonesian native hens (Sentul hens) were housed singly in laying cages and artificially inseminated with combination of three different levels of diluted pooled semen (50 million sperm/0.05 ml; 100 million sperm/0.1 ml; and 150 million sperm/0.15 ml) and at either of three different intervals (every 3, 6 and 9 days). The results show that the sperm number and Insemination inverval had no significant interaction (P>0.05) on % fertility and hatchability. The best fertility (P< 0.05) was obtained by inseminating interval 6 days with sperm number 100 million/ 0.1 ml of diluted semen.
Keywords: Sperm number, insemination interval, fertility, hatchability, sentul hens
Topic: General animal production and husbandries (ruminants and non-ruminants)