Electroejaculation and artificial insemination in Vietnamese potbellied miniature pigs.
A 15-month-old Vietnamese miniature boar was examined because of suspected infertility. A breeding soundness examination was conducted, using electroejaculation under anesthesia for semen collection. Semen values were normal despite a subpubic location of the testes. Artificial insemination of a gilt with extended semen resulted in the birth of a litter 111 days later. Vietnamese potbellied boars have small and sometimes nearly undetectable scrotal pouches, which may cause the producer to question the fertility of the boars.
Evans
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
Ko
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JC
D000818:Animals; D004542:Ejaculation; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary*; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D013076:Sperm Count / Q000662:veterinary; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013552:Swine; D013556:Swine, Miniature / Q000502:physiology*