Artificial Insemination in Cattle: Efficiency, Opportunities and Challenges in Selected Districts of West Wallaga Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Artificial insemination (AI) is a technique in which semen is artificially collected from a selected male animal, processed, stored and artificially introduced into the selected female reproductive tract for genetic improvement. The study was conducted from December 2022 to November 2023 to determine the efficiency, opportunities and challenges of AI in the West Wallaga Zone in Oromia, Ethiopia. The zone is located 441 km away from Addis Ababa. It is located at 9°10'N-9°17'N latitude and 35°44'E-36°09'E longitude. The three selected districts were Gimbi, Nadjo and Ayira and six representative kebeles from each district (Lalisa Yesus, Chuta Gochi), (Eba waqayo, Humna waqayo) and (Wayu kolli, Jarso Abayani), respectively. Purposive sampling methods were used to select the study area district

SUBMITTER: Tola TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12509045 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature