Articles | Volume 61, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-459-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-459-2018
Original study
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05 Dec 2018
Original study |  | 05 Dec 2018

The effects of natural mating and artificial insemination using cryopreserved buck semen on reproductive performance in Alpine goats

Dehouegnon Jerry Agossou and Nazan Koluman

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This study evaluated the effects of using frozen buck semen on reproductive performances of artificially inseminated Alpine goats relative to naturally mated goats. Reproductive performance, especially the pregnancy and mortality rates, was higher in the naturally bred goats than the artificially inseminated group. The oestrus synchronization followed by natural mating achieved better reproductive performance than the goats artificially inseminated using frozen semen.