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What are the relationships between semen quality and fertility estimates in stored semen

2017-12-26 15:17:44| National Hog Farmer

Until further research shows otherwise, inseminating extended semen as quickly as possible after collection is a wise practice.

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Weaning-to-estrus profiles and breeding with young semen

2017-11-27 12:00:00| National Hog Farmer

Even when semen delivery schedules cant be changed, prioritization of which sows should be bred with the youngest semen available should help and certainly not harm farrowing rate and number born alive.

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Collection gloves can impair semen quality

2017-07-25 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer

A prudent approach would be to avoid latex and nitrile gloves when collecting semen and routinely test different brands and batches of other types of gloves within the same brand in order to characterize any potential detrimental effect on viability of sperm cells.

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Temperature variability can be detrimental to boar semen

2017-06-27 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer

Nearly 60% of the semen storage units studied exhibited thermal environments at some point that were not conducive for optimal maintenance of sperm viability.

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Reduced Production Due to Inferior Boar Semen Extender Could Increase Hog Prices

2016-02-29 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - An anticipated reduction in hog numbers, resulting from production problems caused by inferior boar semen extender, could result in a counter-seasonal window of higher live hog prices during the pre-Easter period, Bruce Cochrane.

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