Phu Tho successfully produces breeding chickens by artificial insemination
The success of the chicken production model using artificial insemination at the Livestock Breeding Center of Phu Tho province not only provides farmers with high-quality, disease-free chicken breeds but also contributes to the preservation of many valuable chicken breeds.
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In 2011, Phu Tho Province Livestock Breeding Center started raising 550 parent chickens. Up to now, there have been nearly 2,500 parent chickens to produce quality hybrid chicken breeds to supply to breeders in Phu Tho province.
From that gene source, in April 2012, the Center began to apply artificial insemination of chickens to produce high-quality hybrid chickens for farmers.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh - technical officer of the Center said: Artificial insemination of chickens is a new technical advancement in Vietnam.
According to Mr. Tu Anh Son - Director of Phu Tho Province Livestock Breeding Center, artificial insemination has many advantages such as low disease infection rate, preserving precious, disease-free chicken breeds, saving breeding stock, contributing to improving the quality of breeding stock. In the coming time, we will gradually switch from direct insemination to artificial insemination in the production of breeding chickens to create quality breeding chickens and reduce costs for farmers. In addition to artificial insemination of high-quality hybrid chicken breeds, the Center has also bred, produced and preserved many breeds of spur chickens.
Successful artificial insemination of chickens has opened a new direction for Phu Tho livestock industry. High quality, disease-free, food-safe breeds are essential for sustainable livestock development, while meeting the increasing demands of consumers.
According to VNA-M
