title: Approaches towards efficient use of boar semen in the pig industry.
abstract: The current cervical artificial insemination (CAI) procedure, involving deposition of excessive sperm numbers, is uneconomical for pig industry. The most obvious alternative requires uterine deposition in combination with fixed-time AI, which would reduce the number of sperm required per pregnant sow, thus allowing the best use of valuable boars and, ultimately, the commercial integration of frozen-thawed and sexed sperm. This review depicts possible best ways to implement an efficient use of liquid-stored, frozen-thawed and sexed sperm by the pig industry.
authors: Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain. roca@um.es
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Roca
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Parrilla
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Rodriguez-Martinez
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Gil
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Cuello
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Vazquez
authors: E A
authors: EA
authors: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000662:veterinary; D012743:Sex Preselection / Q000662:veterinary; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*