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Comparison of NUCLEOCOUNTER, ANDROVISION with Leja chambers and the newly developed ANDROVISION eFlow for sperm concentration analysis in boars

Scientific Reports, 2022
Exact analysis of sperm concentration in raw and diluted semen is of major importance in swine artificial insemination, as sperm concentration is one of the most important characteristics of an ejaculate determining the value of the ejaculate and the ...
Rudolf Grossfeld, Julia Pable, Ulrike Jakop, Christian Simmet, Martin Schulze   +4 more
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Storage of Extended Boar Semen at 5 °C Inhibits Growth of Multi-Drug Resistant Serratia marcescens and Klebsiella oxytoca while Maintaining High Sperm Quality

Antibiotics, 2023
Multi-drug antibiotic resistance of Serratia (S.) marcescens and Klebsiella (K.) oxytoca in boar semen is an emerging threat to pig reproduction and the environment.
Isabel Katharina Maaßen, Anne-Marie Luther, Jutta Verspohl, Dagmar Waberski   +3 more
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Evaluation of specific fractions of Large White Yorkshire boar semen

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
The current study was conducted to evaluate the quality of specific fractions of three Large White Yorkshire (LWY) boar semen samples. Fifteen semen samples were collected by gloved hand method as an initial 10 mL of sperm rich fraction (SRF- F1)
M. Drisya, E. D. Benjamin, C. Jayakumar, M. P. Unnikrishnan, M. Manoj   +4 more
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Changes in sperm quality and lipid composition during cryopreservation of boar semen

, 2005
Egg yolks are commonly used in diluents in order to improve the freezability of semen. Two aspects of the role of lipids in boar semen freezability are reported in this article.
T. Gliozzi, F. Pizzi, P. Penny, A. Maldjian, S. Cerolini, R. Noble   +5 more
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Effect of Zinc Supplementation to Diluent Boar Semen on Sperm Characteristics and Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes

Innovative Biosystems and Bioengineering, 2023
Background. Zinc is essential for male reproductive function as it is necessary for spermatozoa maturation, capacitation, acrosome reaction, and fertilization.
Oksana Slyvchuk, Oksana Shtapenko, Iryna Yaremchuk, Serhiy Kornyat, Yevhen Dzen   +4 more
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Relevance of Leptospira in boar and for the development of alternative antimicrobial concepts in boar semen preservation

Porcine Health Management, 2020
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of importance to public health and in livestock productions. It causes significant economic losses in pig breeding farms worldwide.
Kathi Scheinpflug, Sabine Schiller, Helen Jäkel, Martin Schulze, Dagmar Waberski, Kristin Mühldorfer   +5 more
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Comparative Effects of Deoxynivalenol, Zearalenone and Its Modified Forms De-Epoxy-Deoxynivalenol and Hydrolyzed Zearalenone on Boar Semen In Vitro

Toxins, 2022
Deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN) are described as detrimental factors to sow and boar fertility. In comparison, literature reports on the impact of modified forms of DON and ZEN, such as de-epoxy-DON (DOM-1) and hydrolyzed ZEN (HZEN), on swine ...
Panagiotis D. Tassis, Nicole Reisinger, Veronika Nagl, Eleni Tzika, Dian Schatzmayr, Nikolaos Mittas, Athina Basioura, Ilias Michos, Ioannis A. Tsakmakidis   +8 more
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Semen characteristics of indigenous Lusitu boars compared to the Large White pig genotype reared in Zambia

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Pigs contribute to the livelihoods of traditional pig farmers (TPFs) through meat production and economic gains. However, the production of pigs, particularly genotypes indigenous to Zambia, remains suboptimal, largely due to dominance of ...
Rubaijaniza Abigaba, Edwell S. Mwaanga, Pharaoh Collins Sianangama, Progress H. Nyanga, Wilson N. M. Mwenya   +4 more
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Semen quality analysis of military personnel from six geographical areas of the People’s Republic of China [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: To examine the determinants of semen quality in a large sample of military personnel from different geographical areas of the People's Republic of China. Design: Cross-sectional study.
Haixiang Hu, Zou, Z.K., Kenneth McElreavey, McElreavey, K., Manshu Song, Shen, Y.L., Yanling Shen, Zhikang Zou, Guo, Xi.H., Alan H. Bittles, Wang, W., Hu, H.X., Wei Wang, Xiuhua Guo, Song, M.S., Bittles, A.H.   +15 more
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Review on International Trade with Boar Semen [PDF]

Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 2011
ContentsFor more than 40 years, AI (artificial insemination) has been carried out with pigs. In some countries, it constitutes since the 1990s the dominant procedure with piglet production to fertilize the sow. This procedure of insemination with fresh semen has become prevalent in all countries on a worldwide basis with an important pig meat ...
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