Table 3. Data on artificial insemination of the three goshawk females, production of fertile eggs and new-borns.
The test was performed only on the last year of assay for each individual.
| Male × female combination* | Artificial inseminations, n. | Successful event, % (eggs laid, n.) |
Egg fertility, % | Hatchability, % (new-borns, n.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest | 9 | 77.8 (7) | 100 | 85.7 (6) |
| Intermediate age | 8 | 75.0 (6) | 100 | 100 (6) |
| Youngest | 7 | 85.7 (6) | 100 | 100 (6) |
| Total | 24 | 79.2 (19) | 100 | 94.7 (18) |
Note:
Animals were combined according to age: the oldest female (10 y.o.) was inseminated with semen from the oldest male (9 y.o.), the 8 y.o. female with semen from the same age male and the youngest female (7 y.o.) with semen from the youngest male (7 y.o).