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Why does the turkey industry use artificial insemination for male turkeys?
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In the context of the turkey industry, the use of artificial insemination is necessary because modern commercial hybrid turkeys have been selectively bred to grow quickly and possess significantly larger breasts to meet consumer demand for white meat.12
As a result of these physical changes, these birds have become too large to mate naturally. Consequently, artificial insemination is required to facilitate reproduction in commercial breeding flocks.12