DETERMINATION OF BIRDS GENDER BY DNA-TECH NIQUE

The gender of many birds can not be determined by morphological charac teristics. Many bird-owners have therefore problems to select the righ t animals for bleeding. The conventional method to differentiate betwe en males and females is the surgical sexing technique of laparoscopy w hich requires an anesthesia and causes considerable stress, Now, there is a novel method which makes bird sexing very safe, accurate and eas y, It is a DNA-based process and needs only a feather or some drops of blood. Unlike surgical sexing it can be used independently of age and size of the bird, The results are usually available within 5 days.