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EFFECT OF SMOKING BY Peganum harmala SEEDS ON SEXUAL PEREFORMANCE OF WHITE LEGHORN COCKS | ||
| iraqi poultry sciences journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-122 | ||
| Authors | ||
| D.H. Al-Hassan and; M.M. Al-Jabri | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Thirty six White Leghorn cocks, 45 weeks old were used to evaluate the effect of smoking by Peganum harmala seeds on their sexual traits. Birds were divided into two equal groups (control group without smoking and smoking group), and placed inside individual cages (41X41X45 cm). Birds of each group were reared in separated rooms. Smoking was done twice a week by burning the seeds and the procedure was repeated eight times. Semen was collected from cocks of tow groups five times, first one was before starting the smoking to measure the most important traits. Twenty layer hens (10 hens for each group) were inseminated artificially for measuring fertility and hatchability percentages. Results revealed that a significant (P<0.05) increased in means and massive and individual motility for the treated birds comparing with control group. As well as, dead and abnormal sperms significantly (P<0.05) decreased during first two weeks and second weeks after smoking, respectively in treated birds comparing with control group. Although, no significant differences between tow groups was happen in semen volume and concentration, fertility and hatchability percentages, however smoking group exhibited noticeable improvement in the previous traits in general in comparison with control group. This study indicated that exposing Leghorn cocks to smoke of Peganum harmala seeds had a positive effect on most semen traits, fertility and hatchability percentages. | ||
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