Sperm Motility after the Addition of Prostaglandin F2α to the Landrace Boar Diluted Semen
Keywords:
boar, motility, semen, PGF2αAbstract
Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) has been used to improve reproductive performance in swine. The objective of this study was to investigated whether the sperm motility from Landrace boars improves when PGF2α (Dinolytic®; 5 mg PGF2α /ml) was added to diluted semen. Boars from one large production unit, were manually collected; semen was either enriched with PGF2α (group 1, n=18), either untreated (group 2, n=16). Total volume of semen collected, percent of motility and number of obtained doses were recorded. Only boars from the first group (with PGF2α supplemented semen) showed motility over 80% and even 100%. The untreated semen showed motility values around 65-70%.
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