COMPARISON OF CHARACTERIZATION OF FIGHTING ROOSTER (Gallus gallus) SEMEN EJACULATES RECOVERED BY ELECTROEJACULATION AND DORSAL MASSAGE TECHNIQUES

Implementing alternatives methods to dorsal massage (e.g., electroejaculation) for recovering semen from fighting rooster, known to be very stressful due to its aggressiveness, has become a priority for breeders of this cock breed in Ecuador. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate two semen collection techniques in fighting roosters, one by electroejaculation (EE) and another by dorsal massage (DM) on seminal quality...