The world population is 6.4 billion people approximately and is constantly growing. In this context, there is the expectation that it will reach 8.1 billion in 2030 and nine billion in 2050. In the next 25 years, this population growth will demand some 50% increase in food production. So, the world will be required some 53% increase in meat production, therefore elevating from 367 to 562 millio...

objective: the aim of the present study was to evaluate artificial insemination techniques on reproductive performance in ghezel ewes synchronized with cidr during breeding season. methods: all ewes were treated with controlled internal drug release device (cidr) inserted into the vagina of the ewes for 14 days. all ewes were treated a single intramuscular (im) dose of pmsg was injected. in thi...

[1] This study was produced from the PhD Thesis of Umut Çağın ARI and financially supported by Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Project Code: TOVAG 105 O 050 * Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, 36100, Kars TURKEY ** Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicin...

in this study, three different age groups of male broodstocks (4, 5 and 6 years respectively) were used to fertilize eggs obtained from nine females. the results showed that 6 year old males had maximum body weight (1766 g), total length (56.3 cm) and sperm volume (31.83 ml). results did not show significant difference in spermatocrit and spermatozoa concentration among age groups (p>0.05). our...