Application of preserved boar semen for artificial insemination: Past, present and future challenges

D Waberski, A Riesenbeck, M Schulze, KF Weitze… - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
Artificial insemination (AI) is now used for breeding more than 90% of the sows in most of the
world's primary pork producing countries. Despite the advancement of methods to …

Artificial insemination with frozen‐thawed boar sperm

M Yeste, JE Rodríguez‐Gil… - Molecular reproduction …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial insemination with frozen‐thawed semen in pigs is not a routine technique; its use is
restricted to specific cases, such as preservation of valuable genetic material (germplasm …

Update on artificial insemination: Semen, techniques, and sow fertility

APG Mellagi, KJ Will, M Quirino… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the years, reproductive efficiency in the swine industry has focused on reducing the
sperm cell number required per sow. Recent advances have included the identification of …

[HTML][HTML] The application of computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA) technology to optimise semen evaluation. A review

A Valverde, V Barquero, C Soler - Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences, 2020 - jafs.com.pl
Currently, artificial insemination (AI) is the most applied technique for assisted reproduction
in the livestock industry. The traditional analysis of seminal quality includes the evaluation of …

Post-cervical artificial insemination in porcine: The technique that came to stay

FA García-Vázquez, APG Mellagi, RR Ulguim… - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
The porcine industry is of great importance worldwide, and so any technological innovation
in one or more of the associated production areas is of interest for meat production. Among …

Morphological changes in the porcine cervix: A comparison between nulliparous and multiparous sows with regard to post-cervical artificial insemination

FA García-Vázquez, PJ Llamas-López, MA Jacome… - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent decades, new artificial insemination (AI) methods, such as post-cervical AI (PCAI),
have been developed in pig. PCAI involves crossing the cervix to deposit the sperm in the …

A new device for deep cervical artificial insemination in gilts reduces the number of sperm per dose without impairing final reproductive performance

PJ Llamas-López, R López-Úbeda, G López… - Journal of animal …, 2019 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproductive performance of a new
artificial insemination (AI) device specifically designed for gilts (Deep cervical AI, Dp-CAI) by …

Post-cervical compared with cervical insemination in gilts: Reproductive variable assessments

A Suárez-Usbeck, O Mitjana, MT Tejedor… - Animal reproduction …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim with this study was to compare cervical (CAI; 3× 10 9 spermatozoa/90 mL) and post-
cervical (PCAI; 1.5× 10 9 spermatozoa/45 mL) artificial insemination (AI) techniques for …

Reproductive performance in gilts following applications of different insemination doses and techniques

KJ Will, DF Silveira, MN Musskopf, APG Mellagi… - Theriogenology, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the applicability of intrauterine artificial insemination (IUAI) in gilts and
the impact of age at insemination and different body characteristics of gilts on the success …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of intrauterine artificial insemination applicability in gilts

KJ Will, APG Mellagi, ML Bernardi, FP Bortolozzo… - Ciência Rural, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The application of the intrauterine artificial insemination (IUAI) technique allows optimization
of a swine production system due to the reductions in volume and number of sperm cells in …