The fertility of frozen boar sperm when used for artificial insemination

RV Knox - Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Contents One of the limits to practical use of frozen boar sperm involves the lowered fertility
when used for artificial insemination. Years of studies have shown that 5–6 billion sperm …

Improving the efficiency of sperm technologies in pigs: the value of deep intrauterine insemination

JM Vazquez, EA Martinez, J Roca, MA Gil, I Parrilla… - Theriogenology, 2005 - Elsevier
The use of AI in pigs has dramatically expanded in the last few years. New methodological
advances in AI are required to serve the requirements of new sperm technologies, such as …

Fertility of weaned sows after deep intrauterine insemination with a reduced number of frozen-thawed spermatozoa

J Roca, G Carvajal, X Lucas, JM Vazquez, EA Martinez - Theriogenology, 2003 - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the effectiveness of the transcervical deep intrauterine
insemination (DUI) with a reduced number of frozen-thawed boar spermatozoa in weaned …

Substantial decrease of heat-shock protein 90 precedes the decline of sperm motility during cooling of boar spermatozoa

SY Huang, YH Kuo, WC Lee, HL Tsou, YP Lee… - Theriogenology, 1999 - Elsevier
The decline in boar semen quality after cryopreservation may be attributed to changes in
intracellular proteins. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the change of …

Analysis of In vitro Fertilizing Capacity to Evaluate the Freezing Procedures of Boar Semen and to Predict the Subsequent Fertility

E Sellés, J Gadea, R Romar, C Matás… - … in domestic animals, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Contents A porcine in vitro fertilization (IVF) system and seminal quality parameters of frozen–
thawed boar semen were used to assess the effectiveness of two different thawing rates of …

Improved fertility in gilts and sows after artificial insemination of frozen-thawed boar semen by supplementation of semen extender with caffeine and CaCl2

S Yamaguchi, H Funahashi… - Journal of Reproduction …, 2009 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Supplementation of semen extender with caffeine and CaCl2 for artificial insemination (AI) of
fresh spermatozoa has been demonstrated to reduce recruitment of uterine …

Effects of caffeine on sperm characteristics after thawing and inflammatory response in the uterus after artificial insemination with frozen-thawed boar semen

S Yamaguchi, C Suzuki, M Noguchi, S Kasa, M Mori… - Theriogenology, 2013 - Elsevier
We previously reported that AI with frozen-thawed boar semen supplemented with caffeine
increased the number of uterine sperm by inhibiting migration of polymorphonuclear …

Conception rate and litter size in multiparous sows after intrauterine insemination using frozen-thawed boar semen in a commercial swine herd in Thailand

P Chanapiwat, EO Olanratmanee… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The aim of the present study was to determine the conception rate and litter size in sows
after fixed time intra-uterine insemination using frozen-thawed boar semen in a commercial …

Effect of the addition of beta-mercaptoethanol to a thawing solution supplemented with caffeine on the function of frozen-thawed boar sperm and on the fertility of sows …

S Yamaguchi, H Funahashi - Theriogenology, 2012 - Elsevier
We have reported that artificial insemination (AI) with frozen-thawed boar semen
supplemented with caffeine increased the number of uterine sperm by inhibiting the …

Capability of frozen–thawed boar spermatozoa to sustain pre-implantational embryo development

C Almiñana, MA Gil, C Cuello, I Parrilla… - Animal reproduction …, 2010 - Elsevier
The present study was designed to evaluate the competence of frozen–thawed (FT) boar
spermatozoa on the developmental ability of early porcine embryos under in vitro and in vivo …