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The results reveal better sperm quality for untreated boars than for PGF2α-treated boars, which might indicate that the underlying fertility of boars necessitating treatment is inferior compared to boars that can be collected without further treatment.

The semen of older boars contained a higher abundance of harmful bacteria, which contributes to the observed reduction in semen anti-oxidant capacity and overall semen quality in this group.

Spermine and spermidine alleviate oxidative stress via the antioxidant capacity, thereby improving the efficacy of boar semen preservation.

The study assessed whether vaccines administered to the uterus at breeding can lead to sufficient colostral antibodies to protect suckling piglets against PEDV.

Cold- and heat-resistance were dependent factors and sperm motility but neither semen stress test can be used as a sole test for predicting the fertilizing capacity of boar ejaculates.

When using thawing extender at pH 8, there was enhanced post-thawing sperm motility and preservation of motility as storage time advanced.

Ejaculates with a high sperm concentration contain a large number of sperm, but have a smaller volume than ejaculates with a lower sperm concentration.

The proper addition of taurine to the semen extender suppresses sperm damage and subsequent dysfunction during liquid preservation.

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.

Essential oils may act as antimicrobial agents in seminal doses serving as an alternative to traditional antimicrobials in the face of increasing antimicrobial resistance.

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 semen with good motility and morphology may be an additional prediction parameter for fertility in pigs.

The seminal plasma from the sperm-rich fraction is important for the maintenance of adequate structural and functional characteristics of extended liquid boar semen.

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.

Boars sperm membrane proteins may explain differences in semen cryopreservation success, serving as freezability markers.

The possibility of planning the production level has a special importance for AI stations, and its inaccuracy should be minimized by eliminating the factors differentiating the quantity and quality of the ejaculate.