Livestock Studies 1996, Vol 36, Num, 2     (Pages: 095-102)

Experiments on Artiflcial Insemination in dogs of Various Breeds

Ongun KESKİN 1 ,Ergun AKÇAY 2 ,Mustafa KAYA 3 ,Nafiz YURDAYDIN 4 ,Necmettin TEKİN 5 ,Safa GÜRCAN 6

1 Dr., A Ü. Vet. Fak. Dölerme ve Sun' i Tohumlama Anabilim Dalı, ANKARA
2 Araş. Gör. A. Ü. Vet. Fak., Dölerme ve Sun' i Tohumlama Anabilim Dalı, ANKARA
3 Araş. Göre., Y. Y. Ü. Vet. Fak. Dölerme ve Sun' i Tohumlama Anabilim Dalı, VAN
4 Doç. Dr., A. Ü. Vet. Fak. Dölerme ve Sun' i Tohumlama Anabilim Dalı, ANKARA
5 Prof. Dr., A Ü. Vet. Fak., Dölerme ve Sun' i Tohumlama Anabilim Dalı, ANKARA
6 Araş. Gör., A Ü. Vet. Fak. Biyometri Anabilim Dalı, ANKARA
- İn this study 43 bitches were inseminated, 18 with fresh semen and 25 with frozen semen into the cranial vagina. The pregnancy rate was 66.6 % with fresh semen and 32 % with frozen semen. The pregnancy rate improved with an increase in the number of inseminations. 12 bitches were inseminated once only and 6 bitches were inseminated twice at 1 day intervals with fresh semen. 8 bitches were inseminated once and 17 bitches were inseminated twice with frozen semen. The pregnancy rates were 58.4 % and 83.4 % with fresh semen, 12.5 % and 41.2 % with frozen semen. Keywords :