The effect of artificial insemination on egg fertilization at different times of nest construction in gloster canaries

Abstract

When canaries are sexually active, they mate during the breeding season. During this time, the female canary builds a nest. In the days following the completion of nest construction, they lay eggs and incubate. In artificial insemination, the skill of the practitioner and knowing the appropriate artificial insemination time increase the chance of success. In the study, 8 male and 8 female Gloster canaries were used. Artificial insemination practices arranged for each canary inseminated at different times were called groups. Each artificial insemination application was made 2 times at the specified times. It was applied just before Group 1 canary nest construction was completed and when nest construction was finished, Group 2 canary when nest construction was started and nest was completed, Group 3 was applied when nesting material was given and nest was completed. Female canaries were immediately inseminated by cloacal method with semen taken from male breeders at different times of the nest building phase. Among group applications, it was observed that the 3rd group application was significantly successful when compared to the others. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of artificial insemination applied at different times of the nest building process on fertilization in canaries.