Relationship of the number of spermatozoa inseminated to fertility of turkey semen stored 6 h at 5 degrees C.
The relationship was investigated between turkey hen fertility and the total number and the number of viable spermatozoa inseminated, after semen storage for 6 h at 5 degrees C. The minimum numbers of total and viable spermatozoa necessary for high fertility during the first 15 weeks of production were respectively 175 and 150 X 10(6) weekly. The number of viable spermatozoa produced by breeding males decreased with age. Adjusting the insemination dose of viable spermatozoa weekly over 15 weeks resulted in a consistent high rate of fertility.
D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000662:veterinary*; D013076:Sperm Count / Q000662:veterinary*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000502:physiology*