Abstract
JONES et al. (1966) administered reserpine in the diet of Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys at the levels of 0.0 and 2.0 p.p.m. during the breeding season. Comparisons made for fertility indicated a marked reduction in fertility of a naturally mated flock due to reserpine. In this study the reduction in fertility was greater in females than in males, although a depression in fertility was observed in both sexes.This study was initiated to determine if the observed decline in reproductive efficiency was due to an unfavorable behavioristic effect between sexes due to the effects of reserpine. This experiment utilized artificial insemination in order to eliminate sociological interactions and thereby possibly estimate the depressing effects of reserpine on the reproduction of a naturally mated flock.Large White turkeys purchased from a commercial hatchery were used in this study. On May 31, 1965, 100 male and 300 female poults were hatched and .
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