Midnight birds
are ‘hot to trot’
CROCKER HALL
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United Press International
PROVO, Utah — Turkeys are
more fertile if they have sex around
midnight, says a Brigham Young
University scientist.
Dr. N. Paul Johnston said he has
been able to maintain UX) percent
fertility in experimental groups of
turkeys and increase the hatchabil-
ity of their eggs 25 percent simply
by controlling the hours the birds
played around with the bees.
Johnston, an associate professor of
animal science, was to present his
research to the World Poultry Con
gress which began Wednesday in
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
The secret to increased fertility
and hatchability is the time of in
semination, he said. "It's the posi
tion of the egg in the oviduct.
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In order for sperm to luiuuit^
in proper position in tlieoviducljj
semination should take place Ml
to IS hours prior to the timey
turkey hen lays it, Johnston said, j
Seventy percent of turkey t
are laid in the early afternoon^
the ideal time for insemination t :
occur during the turkey’s dailyut|J
is around midnight, said the seif,
tist.
He also said he was able to m
nipulate the turkeys’daily routinej
using artificial lighting.
The economic impacts of conlij
ling insemination are large, I
dcd.
"A turkey poult is worth ovw
dollar. If you can get a 25 pen
increase in the number of|
produced, that’s quite a saving,;
Increasing fertility among die
Thanksgiving birds is importantkj
cause a turkey hen’s life for bre
ing purposes is only about fot
five months. They produce oal
to 1(H) eggs, compared to 2I(
chicken hens.
Thomas cleared
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The jury in a paternity suitdsj
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Thomas was not the father ofti
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Searcy Louise Toliver offira,
legcd in the suit that her
Searcy La Wayne was conceived
January 1975 and that Thomasn
the father.
Toliver filed the suit Augi
1976, asking that the patent
the child be established and thati
child’s last name be changed
Thomas. The trial took place
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