Semen Production by the Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). 1. Methods for Collection of Semen

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 615-621

  Malecki, I A ^a,b   Martin, G B ^a,b   Lindsay, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial cloaca; Emu; Semen collection; Sexual behavior; Training

Indexed keywords

AVES; DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; ENTEROBACTER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; EJACULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EJACULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0031116029     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.4.615     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Burrows, W. H., and J. P. Quinn, 1937. The collection of spermatozoa from the domestic fowl and turkey. Poultry Sci. 16:19-24.
2. Chelmonska, B., H. Galuszka, and J. Lisiecki, 1962. Electroejaculation in drakes. Medycyna Weterynaryjna 18: 712-714.
3. Davies, S.J.J.F., 1963. Emus. Australian Natural History. 14:7, 225-229.
4. Gee, G. F., and S. A. Temple, 1978. Artificial insemination for breeding non-domestic birds. Pages 51-72 in: Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 43, Academic Press, London, UK.
5. Grander, A. A., and B. Pawluczuk, 1991. Comparison of procedures for collecting semen from genders and inseminating geese. Poultry Sci. 70:1975-1980.
6. Gvaryahu, B., B. Robinzon, A. Meltzer, M. Perek, and N. Snapir, 1984. An improved method for obtaining semen from Muscovy drakes and some of its quantitative and qualitative characteristics. Poultry Sci. 63:548-553.
7. King, A. S., 1981. Phallus. Pages 107-147 in: Form and Function in Birds. King, A. S. and J. McLelland, ed. Academic Press, London, UK.
8. Kruijt, J. P., 1964. Ontogeny of social behaviour in Burmese Red Jungle fowl (Gallus gallus spodiceus) Bonaterre. Behaviour (Suppl.) 12:1-201.
9. Lake, P. E., and J. M. Stewart, 1978. Artificial Insemination in Poultry. British Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Bulletin 213, London, UK.
10. Lorenz, K. Z., 1937. The companion in the bird's world. Auk, 54: 245-273.
11. Malecki, I. A., G. B. Martin, and D. R. Lindsay, 1994. Methods for collecting semen from the male emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). Page 434 in: Proceedings of the Australian Society for Animal Production, 20.
12. Malecki, I. A., G. B. Martin, and D. R. Lindsay, 1997. Semen production by the emu (Dromaius navaehollandiae). 2. Effect of collection frequency on the production of semen and spermatozoa. Poultry Sci. 76:622-626.
13. Nishiyama, H., 1961. On the quality and quantity of the cock semen obtained by different collection methods. Mem. Fac. Agric. Kagoshima Univ. 4:43-50.
14. Nishiyama, H., N. Nakashima, and N. Fujihara, 1976. Studies on the accessory reproductive organs in the drake. 1. Addition to semen of the fluid from the ejaculatory groove region. Poultry Sci. 55:234-242.
15. O'Malley, P. J., 1996. An estimate of the nutritional requirements of emus. Pages 92-108 in: Proceedings of An International Conference held at Dalton-Ellis Hall: Improving our understanding of ratites in a farming environment. 27-29 March 1996. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
16. Pawluczuk, B., and A. A. Grunder, 1989. Research note: Comparison of three methods of collecting semen from ganders. Poultry Sci. 68:1714-1717.
17. Salamon, S., and D. R. Lindsay, 1961. The training of rams for artificial vagina, with some observations on ram behaviour. Pages 173-182 in: Proceedings of a conference held at the School of Wool Technology: Artificial Breeding of Sheep in Australia. University of New South Wales, 8-10 August 1961. E. M. Roberts, ed. University of New South Wales, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.
18. Setioko, A. R., and D.J.S. Hetzel, 1984. The effect of collection method and housing system on semen production and fertility of Slabio drakes. Br. Poult. Sci. 25:167-172.
19. Shein, M. W., and E. B. Hale, 1974. Stimuli eliciting sexual behaviour. Pages 439-482 in: Sex and Behaviour. F. A. Beach, ed. Robert E. Krieger Publishing Co., New York, NY.
20. Tan, N. S., 1980a. The training of drakes for semen collection. Ann. Zootech. 29:93-102.
21. Tan, N. S., 1980b. The frequency of semen collection and semen production in Muscovy drakes. Br. Poult. Sci. 21:265-272.
22. Tan, N. S., 1985. Studies in artificial insemination for the production of crossbred Muscovy-Pekin ducks. Ph.D. thesis. University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
23. Watanabe, M., 1957. An improved technique of the artificial insemination in ducks. J. Fac. Fish Anim. Husb. Hiroshima Univ. 1:363-368.
24. Wood-Gush, D.G.M., 1957. Fecundity and sexual receptivity in the Brown Leghorn female. Poultry Sci. 37:30-33.