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SEVERAL reports1–3 have appeared on the relationship between dose of undiluted semen and fertility in chickens, yet there is little evidence on the minimum volume of undiluted semen necessary (a) to produce any fertility, and (b) to establish the maximum or optimal level of fertility. The relationship between spermatozoa number and fertility has been investigated by using varying doses of semen diluted with synthetic diluents and seminal plasma4,5. However, recent work6,7 indicates that synthetic diluents and even seminal plasma can alter the metabolic rate and perhaps even the life-span in vivo of fowl spermatozoa. This is a brief report of an experiment undertaken to establish the minimum volume of undiluted fowl semen required to produce any fertile eggs, and minimum volume necessary for optimal fertility.
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TANEJA, G., GOWE, R. Effect of Varying Doses of Undiluted Semen on Fertility in the Domestic Fowl. Nature 191, 828–829 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191828a0
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