Vol. 11, Special Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Kavyashree S, Sudha G, Yathish HM, Sahadev A, Suguna Rao and Mahesh V

Abstract:
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) was used as an alternative to whole egg yolk for cryopreservation of Osmanabadi buck semen and its effect on the conception rates at field level was studied. The semen collected from five Osmanabadi bucks was pooled and divided into four groups. Group I was extended with semen extenders containing egg yolk (10%). Group II, III and IV were extended with semen extenders containing 6%, 8% and 10% LDL, respectively and cryopreserved. The cryopreserved semen of each group was used for artificial insemination in goats in rural areas around Bengaluru (n=15). The conception rates recorded in group I, II, III and IV were 40%, 40%, 53.3% and 33.33% respectively. Statistically there was no significant (P = 0.7394) difference for conception rates between the groups studied.