Semen controlled-release capsules allow a single artificial insemination in sows.
Controlled-release capsules containing boar spermatozoa were developed to extend the preservation time of spermatozoa and maximize the efficiency of a single artificial insemination. A large trial (4245 sows) was performed with these capsules using double/triple conventional artificial insemination as a control. The effect of treatment on pregnancy diagnosis, delivery, and born piglets was investigated, with allowance being made for considering season, spermatozoa amount, and the weaning-to-estrus interval as confounding variables. The same pregnancy rate and prolificacy were obtained by two insemination techniques, and a higher parturition frequency was reached with capsules. The reproductive performance in pigs has therefore been optimized by a single instrumental insemination with controlled-release capsules.
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Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Veterinarie per la Sicurezza Alimentare, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Faustini
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Villani
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Orsini
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Bucco
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Chlapanidas
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Ellis
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D000818:Animals; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005260:Female; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000662:veterinary; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D013094:Spermatozoa; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*
D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations