Study of Reproductive Efficiency in Southern Thai Native Chickens
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https://doi.org/10.14456/jare-mju.2025.9Keywords:
Dang chicken, Betong chicken, Naked Neck chicken, semen, egg production, fertilityAbstract
The objective of this study was to determine the quantity and quality of semen, the number of eggs in a year, and fertility via artificial insemination of Dang, Betong, and Naked Neck chickens, which are Southern Thai native chickens. The experiments were conducted using a randomized complete block design (RCBD). Six roosters of each breed (8 months old) and thirty hens of each breed (5 months old) were used. Breeding selection was done by the Animal Breeding Research Management Center in Surat Thani, Nakhon Sri Thammarat and Yala Rajabhat University. Semen samples were collected once a week, and semen evaluations in terms of volume, concentration, viability, morphology, number of eggs, egg weight, and fertility ability with the IGGKPh extender were performed. Results of the quantity and quality of all breeds of semen (one year) showed that the semen volume of Betong (0.40±0.13 mL) was higher than Dang (0.36±0.12 mL) and Necked Neck (0.34±0.14 mL) chickens (P<0.01). However, the concentration of Necked Neck [(4002.70±194.80)x106 spz/mL)] was higher than Dang and Betong [(3,875.50±262.80)x106 and (3,732.20±187.70)x106 spz/mL, respectively)] (P<0.05). In terms of the number of sperm per time of collection, Betong [(1,489.20±132.12)x106 spz)] is higher than Necked Neck and Dang [(1,378.30±172.61)x106 and (1,372.69±137.51)x106 spz, respectively] (P<0.05). The percentages of viability, normal morphology, and motility were not significant. The results from the one-year laying period revealed that the egg weight of Naked Neck was 46.35±9.05 g/egg, while the average egg weight of Dang and Betong was 41.52±8.13 and 45.06±9.33 g/egg, respectively. The body weight of Betong (1,650.25±190.75 g) and Necked Neck (1,680.36±125.53 g) at the started of laying was higher than Dang (1,580.50±110.15 g) (P<0.05). The fertility and hatchability of all breeds were not significant. Therefore, the data on quantity and quality of semen, the number of laying periods, and fertility via artificial insemination of Southern Thai native chickens could be used as a guideline for breeding management, semen cryopreservation, and improved breeding and production.
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