A REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION STRATEGY AND ASSESSING ITS’ EFFICACY ON THE PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE (FEED INTAKE, FERTILITY, HATCHABILITY) OF THE BROILER PARENT STOCK BREEDER (HYBRO PN) UNDER CONTROLLED HOUSING MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The poultry industry stands as a model for other commodities in its mastery of nutrition, genetics and disease control for the production of meat and eggs. AI plays great role in poultry industry. The egg production percentage were found as 64.9% , 69.01%, 66.1%, 55.3% and 51% during the age of 25-34 , 35-44, 45-54, 55-64 and 65-74 weeks of age respectively at the time of study. The fertility percentage were found 87.03%, 89.6%, 87.5%, 89.5% and 87.01% at the period of 25-34,35-44, 45-54, 55-64 and 65-74 weeks of age respectively. Again, the hatchability percentage were found 86.6%, 89.3%, 85.8%, 87.7% and 84.9% respectively during the same age period.