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. It was applied just before and after the nest construction of Group 1 was completed, Group 2 was applied when nest construction was started and the nest was completed, and Group 3 was applied when nesting material was given and the nest was completed. The female canaries were immediately inseminated by the 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. This study aims to determine the effects of artificial insemination applied at different times of the nest-building process on the fertilization of urea in canaries.