ASSESSMENT ON CONSTRAINTS OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION IN DAIRY COW UNDER FARMER MANAGMENT, ALICHO WURIRO WOREDA, SILTIE ZONE, SNNPR, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2013 to July 2013 E.C in Alicho Wuriro Woreda to Assess constraint of artificial insemination (AI) conception rat. The study was conduct with 60 respondent farmers in four kebeles,It shows that 35% constraints based on lack of awareness heat detection, 25% caused by Distance of farmers home from AI service center, 20% related to performance of artificial inseminator, 13.3% unfortunately inaccessibility of inputs including motorcycle and other related problems conducted. Among 60 inseminated cows and heifers 37(61.7%) cows and heifer pregnancy test positive or successful conception 23(38.3%) negative pregnancy test among 37 positive test pregnant cow 26 cows pregnant for first inseminating 7 cows save with second inseminating and other 6 cows inseminating third round. Cows become failing to conception with various factors including bull semen quality ( semen collecting, storage, processing, handling) ,management failure, like proper feeding and health status of the animal is another factor, heat detection failure farm less award to detection of heat some cows show silent heat, other factor and hence reduce efficiency of conception rate. In order to improve the conception rate of dairy cow in study area allot of things measurable including emphasis of government. Semen storage is also other way of semen quality improvement through proper storage of semen in cryopreservation of liquid nitrogen (-196ºc)in Woreda and Kebele AI centers because semen are caused to damage with un proper handling during insemination by failures of frozen semen thawing using must thaw 37ºc for 30 seconds in study area some inseminators thawing semen with their hand friction this is coused failerity of conception rate .So to improve proper conception rate and reduce major factor affecting the efficiency of AI the above mentioned parameter should be managed. the owners of dairy cows should be trained on how to detect estrous signs in dairy cows, heat detection methods, and AI technicians should also take training in order to improve their skills, in order to minimizing technical problems that struggles for Artificial insemination.