Abstract:

The assessment of semen quality and reproductive morphometry of two breeds of cocks is based on the evaluation of sperm, the testicular and epididymal morphometry from the breeds of cocks. Two breeds of cocks (Noiler and Rhode Island Red) fed Ficus exasperata leaf meal and vitamin C supplemented diets were evaluated for the semen quality and reproductive morphometry. One hundred and forty-four birds were used for the experiment. The cocks were weighed randomly and assigned to four dietary treatments of six replicates with three cocks per replicate. The birds were fed their respective experimental diet for 12weeks, while feed and water were provided ad-libitum. The experiment was carried out using Factorial Design or a Statistical Experimental Design. The diets were divided into four treatments which the diet 1 was the control (basal diet), the diet 2 consists of 200mg/kg and vitamin C supplement, the diet 3 consists of Ficus exasperata and 1kg of basal diet and the diet 4 consists of 200mg/kg vitamin C with Ficus exasperata and 1kg of basal diet. The result showed that there is no significant (p>0.05) different in the semen characteristics except the total sperm cell. It was thus concluded that Ficus exasperata leaf meal and vitamin C could be used in the diet without adverse effect on the quality of semen and reproductive morphology and function.