Ybañez Adrian P, Ybañez Rochelle Haidee D, Caindec Maxine O, Mani Louie V, Abela Julius V, Nuñez Edgar S, Royo Johnson T, Lopez Ivy Fe M
Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City 6000, Philippines; Department of Research, Gullas College of Medicine, University of the Visayas, Banilad, Mandaue City 6014, Cebu, Philippines.
Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City 6000, Philippines.
Vet World. 2017 Feb;10(2):181-186. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2017.181-186. Epub 2017 Feb 13.
Artificial insemination (AI) is a reproductive biotechnology that may be influenced by several factors, including the profile of the technicians and the practices used. Assessing technician's profile and their AI practices can be significant in improving AI success rate.
This study aimed to know the profile and current practices used by AI technicians (AITs), to determine the success rates of AI in water buffaloes in Leyte, Samar, and Biliran from 2011 to 2015, and to evaluate the possible association between the parameters investigated.
A total of 50 AITs from Leyte, Samar and Biliran, Philippines, were interviewed using a fixed questionnaire about their profile and employed AI practices, and 20,455 AI-related records of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at Visayas State University (VSU), Baybay City, Leyte, were screened and analyzed. AI success rates were determined by retrospective analysis of the gathered data. Statistical analysis was performed between the technician profile and practices and the AI success rates.
Results revealed that most of the technicians were male, around 31-40 years old, married, college graduates, working under local government units, had other sources of income, and with 1-5 years of continuous AI practice averaging 51-100 inseminations per year. Most of them attended only one basic training seminar, which was conducted more than 3 years ago in PCC in VSU. AI success rates were recorded highest in 2011 and lowest in 2015. Statistical analyses showed that some technician profile parameters (civil status, average AI per year, and the training center) and several practices (checking of soft cervix, rectal palpation, thawing temperature method, straw cutting method, and semen deposition) might have an influence on the success of AI.
This study documents the first report on AIT's profile and their employed AI practices and the AI success rates in Leyte, Samar, and Biliran, Philippines. Selected profile parameters and AI practices may influence AI success rates. AITs should perform more AI services and revisit the employed practices.
人工授精（AI）是一种生殖生物技术，可能受到多种因素影响，包括技术人员的个人资料和所采用的操作方法。评估技术人员的个人资料及其人工授精操作方法对于提高人工授精成功率可能具有重要意义。
本研究旨在了解人工授精技术人员（AITs）的个人资料和当前所采用的操作方法，确定2011年至2015年期间莱特省、萨马省和比利兰省水牛人工授精的成功率，并评估所调查参数之间可能存在的关联。
使用固定问卷对来自菲律宾莱特省、萨马省和比利兰省的50名人工授精技术人员进行访谈，了解他们的个人资料和所采用的人工授精操作方法，并对位于莱特省巴伊湾市维萨亚斯州立大学（VSU）的菲律宾水牛中心（PCC）的20455份与人工授精相关的记录进行筛选和分析。通过对收集到的数据进行回顾性分析来确定人工授精成功率。对技术人员的个人资料、操作方法与人工授精成功率之间进行统计分析。
结果显示，大多数技术人员为男性，年龄在31至40岁左右，已婚，大学毕业，在地方政府单位工作，有其他收入来源，并且有1至5年的连续人工授精工作经验，平均每年进行51至100次授精。他们中的大多数人只参加过一次基础培训研讨会，该研讨会是3年多前在VSU的PCC举办的。人工授精成功率在2011年记录最高，在2015年记录最低。统计分析表明，一些技术人员的个人资料参数（婚姻状况、每年平均人工授精次数和培训中心）以及几种操作方法（检查软宫颈、直肠触诊、解冻温度方法、细管切割方法和精液注入）可能会对人工授精的成功率产生影响。
本研究记录了关于菲律宾莱特省、萨马省和比利兰省人工授精技术人员的个人资料、他们所采用的人工授精操作方法以及人工授精成功率的首份报告。选定的个人资料参数和人工授精操作方法可能会影响人工授精成功率。人工授精技术人员应进行更多的人工授精服务并重新审视所采用的操作方法。
