The effect of sperm mobility phenotype on fertility persistence in layer and broiler hens

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dc.contributor.advisorEstevez, Inmaculadaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBaczynski, Kathleenen_US
dc.contributor.departmentAnimal Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-24T05:40:37Z
dc.date.available2009-03-24T05:40:37Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.description.abstractDomestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) were studied to identify accurate predictors of potential fertility in two lines of broiler breeder males along with fertility persistency in layer and broiler hens. Sixty-four Hy-Line layer and thirty-seven broiler breeder hens were AI with identical amounts of high or low mobility sperm from FG males. Morphological measurements were taken to determine relationships of these with semen volume, concentration, and mobility. We hypothesized that 1) semen quality would decline as males aged, 2) morphology would be positively correlated with semen quality, and 3) females AI with high mobility sperm would have a longer duration of fertility. Results revealed a significant age*line interaction for semen volume (p=0.0307), sperm concentration (p=0.0003), and sperm mobility (p=0.0405). Morphological measurements were correlated with different semen parameters in both lines. Fertility was positively correlated with semen quality. Sperm mobility influenced fertility in layer hens but not in broiler breeders.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8996
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledBiology, Zoologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledBiology, Animal Physiologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledbroiler breederen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddomestic fowlen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledfertilityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmorphometryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledreproductionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsperm mobilityen_US
dc.titleThe effect of sperm mobility phenotype on fertility persistence in layer and broiler hensen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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