How to massage and collect sperm in chicken artificial insemination?

Massage semen collection is a simple, safe and reliable method. The collected semen is clean, and it only takes a few seconds for skilled people to collect semen. Its methods are divided into abdominal massage, back massage and abdominal back massage. Abdominal and back massage is commonly used. Combined abdominal and back massage

It is often operated by two people, 1 person protects rooster, 1 person massages to collect semen. The methods are as follows: Baoding rooster usually holds 1 leg of the rooster with both hands, and naturally separates it, and buckles its wings with its thumb to make its head backward, similar to the natural mating posture; You can also use a special sperm collection table to Baoding. The table top is covered with foam plastic and covered with adhesive tape, which is easy to clean. Baoding staff put the rooster on the stage, holding its leg with the right hand and the base of its wing with the left hand; Another method of Baoding is that the staff in Baoding pull the cock out of the cage, fix its legs and stick the cock's chest outside the cage door. The first two methods are beneficial to rooster sexual reflex, but harmless to rooster chest.

Although the latter method is fast, it is harmful to the health of roosters and affects their reflex ability for a long time, especially for meat cocks.

Massage sperm collection: the sperm collection cup is held between the middle finger and the ring finger of the operator's right hand, with the cup mouth facing outwards. The left palm is downward, attached to the back of the rooster, and gently pushed a few times from the wing root to the tail feather area, causing the rooster's sexual reflex. After that, the left hand quickly pushed the tail feather to the back, and the thumb and forefinger were pinched on both sides of the upper edge of the cloaca. At the same time, the right hand clings to both sides of the abdomen at the lower edge of the cloaca in a tiger's mouth shape, and gently shakes and touches it. When the cock exposes the mating apparatus, the thumb and forefinger of the left hand are squeezed properly to make the semen flow out, and the sperm is collected by the right hand.

Massage sperm collection can also be operated by 1 person, that is, the sperm collector sits on a stool with the cock between his legs and his head facing the lower left. At this time, he can free his hands and collect semen according to the above massage method. This method is simple, rapid and labor-saving.