Effect of different extenders on Awassi rams frozen semen fertility

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The research was carried out at Izra’a research station (Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry lands / ACSAD) during the mating season of 2014 to evaluate the fertilizing ability of Awassi ram’s frozen semen diluted in three extenders, and to test the oxytocin treatment effectiveness before cervical artificial insemination (CAI).

Ninety Awassi ewes were randomly divided into three equal main-groups to test the extender impact on semen quality;