Page 3 of articles about boar in Abstracts

In the present study, possible differences in behavior, production results and meat quality between entire males and gilts, both housed in single-sex groups but with visual contact to other groups, were investigated.

This study evaluated pre-freezing and post-thawing boar sperm quality in distinct portions of the ejaculates and identified protein bands potentially related to boar sperm tolerance to freezing.

The aim was to investigate an in vivo relationship between increased levels of testicular steroids and protein expression of the key enzymes involved in hepatic metabolism of skatole and androstenone.

Supplementing a basal diet with organic or inorganic selenium did not affect semen quantity or sperm quality in fresh ejaculates.

Boars need to be treated as individuals and fed accordingly. It is advisable to weigh the boars frequently to maintain the correct plane of nutrition.

The main goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between genetic factors involved in the primary boar taint compounds in an attempt to discover ways to reduce boar taint without decreasing fertility-related compounds.

Different alternatives for surgical castration without anaesthesia were performed on 20 farms to evaluate the effect on boar taint and carcass quality.

The striking lesion found in the boar reproductive organs was edema of the epididymal head.

This study aimed at understanding the effects of testicular hormones on immunity and stress reactivity in pigs.

Chicory inulin and raw potato starch as ingredients to reduce the boar taint of meat from intact male pigs.

Boars having normal (71.1 ± 1.2%; n = 10) or low (35.12 ± 3.9%; n = 10) sperm motility 24 h after collection were used, and semen was evaluated following storage in Beltsville Thawing Solution (BTS) for 24 h at 18°C. Sperm lipids were extracted and lipid peroxidation quantified.

Capacitation status as measured by CTC staining is a useful predictor of sperm fertility, equivalent to SPA. Moreover, original capacitation status exhibited better predictive ability for small litters than for large ones. Therefore, subfertile boars can be identified primarily by capacitation status

The present study was conducted to evaluate non-return rate (NR), farrowing rate (FR), and number of total pigs born/litter (TB) of weaned sows after intra-uterine insemination (IUI) using low numbers of frozen–thawed (FT) spermatozoa.

The present studies confirm an adverse effect of inseminating FT sperm on sperm quality and sow fertility but suggest that thawing FT sperm in 50% SP may partially alleviate these adverse effects.