Table 5.
Fertility and embryo viability after artificial insemination of frozen/thawed ejaculates in Bionda Piemontese (BP1, BP4 and BP17), Bianca di Saluzzo (BS28, BS35 and BS36) and Pepoi (PP10, PP19 and PP20) Italian chicken breeds.
| BP1 | BP4 | BP17 | BS28 | BS35 | BS36 | PP10 | PP19 | PP20 | Overall Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertility 1 (%) | 2.7 a | 6.98 a | 4.35 a | 7.5 | 31 a | 8.45 | 21.74 | 5.56 a | 20.55 | 16.43 b |
| Fertile eggs/eggs set (n/n) | (2/74) | (6/86) | (3/69) | (6/80) | (19/62) | (6/71) | (15/69) | (4/72) | (15/73) | (114/694) |
| Embryo viability 2 (%) | 0 | 66.67 | 0 | 66.67 | 94.74 | 57.14 | 73.33 | 25.00 | 100 | 78.26 |
| Live embryos/fertile eggs (n/n) | (0/2) | (4/6) | (0/3) | (4/6) | (18/19) | (3/6) | (11/15) | (1/4) | (15/15) | (89/114) |
a,b. Different letters within a row indicate a significant difference between the bird and the overall mean value (p < 0.001). 1 Fertility = (fertile eggs/eggs set) × 100. 2 Embryo viability = (live embryos/fertile eggs) × 100.