Improvement of the motility of boar sperm after cryopreservation
When using thawing extender at pH 8, there was enhanced post-thawing sperm motility and preservation of motility as storage time advanced.
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Impact of sperm concentration on sperm morphology
Ejaculates with a high sperm concentration contain a large number of sperm, but have a smaller volume than ejaculates with a lower sperm concentration.
Effect of different levels of taurine on boar semen quality
The proper addition of taurine to the semen extender suppresses sperm damage and subsequent dysfunction during liquid preservation.
Causes of regular returns to estrus: the seminal dose or boar
This article covers the main semen- or boar-related factors that can cause regular returns to estrus.
Minitube celebrates 50 years in the animal breeding industry
Minitube celebrates an important company anniversary.
Nicaragua establishes a new pig farm farm for genetic improvement
The National Strategy for Swine Farming Development sets a goal of inseminating around 10,000 sows this year.
Effect of boar seminal dose type: cervical compared with post-cervical insemination
Post-cervical artificial insemination doses took less time than cervical doses to reach the desired temperature, but sperm quality was similar for CAI- and PCAI-doses during storage.
Mistakes in artificial insemination
Artificially inseminating sows requires our utmost attention to avoid errors such as those depicted here.
Antimicrobial capabilities of tea tree and rosemary essential oils on refrigerated swine seminal doses
Essential oils may act as antimicrobial agents in seminal doses serving as an alternative to traditional antimicrobials in the face of increasing antimicrobial resistance.
60% of 333 users believe that semen doses rotation is useful, but is it really?
Some routines are widely used on the daily work of pig farms and we can even think that there is some good logic behind them, but have they been scientifically tested?
Post-thaw boar sperm motility is affected by prolonged storage of sperm in liquid nitrogen
The fact that the major phenotypic characteristic of boar spermatozoa, motility, is constrained by time of cryostorage should be considered when building cryobanks of pig semen.
Sperm DNA integrity in Landrace and Duroc boar semen and its relationship to litter size
Sperm DNA integrity in semen with good motility and morphology may be an additional prediction parameter for fertility in pigs.
Absence of seminal plasma from sperm-rich fraction decreases boar sperm quality characteristics
The seminal plasma from the sperm-rich fraction is important for the maintenance of adequate structural and functional characteristics of extended liquid boar semen.
Cases of reproductive failure around mating: as real as life itself
Management of dead semen, data analysis, vaccinations,... These are some examples that we will deal with in the following 6 case studies.
Impact of light irradiation on preservation and function of mammalian spermatozoa
Mounting evidence indicates that light irradiation of mammalian spermatozoa (and of other animal species) increases their motility, capacitation and fertilizing ability, without causing any damage on the DNA.
Sperm membrane proteins associated with the boar semen cryopreservation
Boars sperm membrane proteins may explain differences in semen cryopreservation success, serving as freezability markers.