A revised artificial insemination schedule for broiler breeder hens.
Broiler type hens maintained in individual cages were artificially inseminated with either 0.023, 0.035, or 0.047 ml. of  pooled semen. Insemination intervals were nine, nine, and ten days on a repetitive basis. This schedule was adopted because it allowed an extension of the conventional insemination interval and yet remained compatible with a five-day industrial work-week. The results demonstrated that maintaining broiler breeder hens in cages and utilizing artificial insemination as a means of obtaining fertile eggs were feasible. The data also indicated that extending the insemination interval to 10 days is possible providing the number of spermatozoa inseminated is increased.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology