EFFICIENCY OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION (AI) IN HUBBARD CLASSIC BROILER PARENT STOCK

The investigation aimed at determining the impacts of artificial insemination (AI) in Hubbard Classic broiler parent stock related with production, fertility and hatchability before and after AI. The study was involved about thirty thousands of female birds and three thousands of male birds of Hubbard Classic Broiler breeder parents. Significant variation  (p<0.01) was observed in two age groups, number of hatched birds,  hatchability percentage (81.5±3.4%), production of total number of Grade A chicks, total number of damaged eggs and average chick weight during summer season and winter season. Similarly, significant variation (p<0.01) was observed between  two age groups, number of  hatched birds, hatchability percentage (87.2±5.1%), production of total  number of Grade A chicks, total number of damaged eggs, and  the average chicks weight before and after AI. Significant variation (p<0.01) was observed either with use of diluents or without use of diluents. The hatchability percentage (86.14 ± 2.32%)was significantly higher with use of diluents than that of without use of diluents. The hatchability percentage (%)with use of diluents was 86.14 and without use of diluents were 81.4. In this study, hatchability percentage (79.30±3.82%), production percentage (72.80±7.46%), growth and puberty weight were significantly higher after AI than before AI. On the other hand, mortality percentage (14.75±4.03%) and uniformity percentage (%) were significantly lower after AI than before AI. There were significant variation (p<0.01) in male body weight, female body weight, uniformity percentage% of male birds and the uniformity percentage (95.25±2.99%) of female birds before and after AI.