Duration of the antifertility effect on glycerol in the chicken vagina.
To determine the duration of the antifertility effect of glycerol in the chicken's vagina, groups of 15 Leghorn-type hens were each given 0.1 ml. of a 2.076 M glycerol solution at time intervals from 0 to 10 minutes before and after insemination with 0.1 ml. of pooled semen. Eggs were set weekly and candled at 7 days of incubation to determine fertility. Fertility of eggs collected during days 5--7 was significantly (P less than .01) reduced by the glycerol solution when it was administered between 5 minutes before and 10 minutes after insemination. The antifertility effect disappeared within 10 minutes after glycerol deposition.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects; D014621:Vagina / Q000187:drug effects*
D005990:Glycerol