Evaluation of Sex Fixer (Aulprofem<sup>®</sup>) in Indigenous Arsi Cattle Reared at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Oromia, Ethiopia

Alemayehu Arega; Sandip Banerjee; Solomon Gizaw

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Evaluation of Sex Fixer (Aulprofem^®) in Indigenous Arsi Cattle Reared at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Oromia, Ethiopia

Alemayehu Arega, Sandip Banerjee, Solomon Gizaw

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 5)

Received: 22 September 2021 Accepted: 20 October 2021 Published: 30 October 2021

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Evaluation of Aulprofem^® (sex fixer) in Arsi cattle to produce female progenies was done on some selected cattle at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center. The results of the Aulprofem^® indicated that there was indeed a change in the sex ratio of calves 39.5:60.5 (male/female) whereas among the non-administered group the corresponding ratio was 65.1:34.9. The result also indicated that the effect of sire and breeding season influenced the sex ratio of the calves born whereas parity had no effect on the same. Therefore, it can be concluded from the results that the usage of Aulprofem^® can be used as one option in altering the sex ratio of dairy cattle whereby increasing number of female animals for dairy sector and increase more milk production initiated but under strict control of the livestock experts.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijaas.20210705.15
Page(s)	242-246
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Aulprofem®, Calf Sex Ratio, Sire Effect, Breeding Season, Oromia, Ethiopia

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Alemayehu Arega

Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Batu / Ziway, Ethiopia
Sandip Banerjee

School of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Solomon Gizaw

International Livestock Research Institute, LIVES Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Alemayehu Arega, Sandip Banerjee, Solomon Gizaw. Evaluation of Sex Fixer (Aulprofem®) in Indigenous Arsi Cattle Reared at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Oromia, Ethiopia. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2021;7(5):242-246. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20210705.15

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  abstract = {Evaluation of Aulprofem® (sex fixer) in Arsi cattle to produce female progenies was done on some selected cattle at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center. The results of the Aulprofem® indicated that there was indeed a change in the sex ratio of calves 39.5:60.5 (male/female) whereas among the non-administered group the corresponding ratio was 65.1:34.9. The result also indicated that the effect of sire and breeding season influenced the sex ratio of the calves born whereas parity had no effect on the same. Therefore, it can be concluded from the results that the usage of Aulprofem® can be used as one option in altering the sex ratio of dairy cattle whereby increasing number of female animals for dairy sector and increase more milk production initiated but under strict control of the livestock experts.},
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VL  - 7
IS  - 5
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