The primary objective of this research were to compare semen quality in three local chicken breeds;  Red Jungle Fowl (RJF),  Serama (SC) and village chicken(VC) and semen production and fertility of  caged Red Jungle Fowl (RJF) related to the dietary energy and protein level. Semen quality was  compared on 8 cockerels of each breeds aged 28 weeks to achieve the first objective. In second  experiment, a total of 45 RJF cockerels aged 24 weeks fed on five different dietary en.ergy and  protein level accordingly to determine its effects on their semen quality and fertility. The  collection of semen was carried out using the manual abdominal massage once a week from each  individual  cockerel.  Spermatozoa  were  screened  for  the  volume, concentration, color, size and the percentage of live, motility, total abnormal and morphological defects spermatozoa. When at least 80% of the hen started consistently laying  eggs, the artificial insemination was done in each.....

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