Trichoderma species isolated from water-damaged buildings were screened for toxicity by using boar sperm cells as indicator cells. The crude methanolic cell extract from Trichoderma harzianum strain ES39 inhibited the boar sperm cell motility at a low exposure concentration (50% effective concentration, 1 to 5 microg [dry weight] ml of extended boar semen(-1)). The same exposure concentration d...

Smutna M., o. Synek: Lipid Peroxidation in Semen of the Boar. Acta vet. Bmo, 48, 1979: 35-43. During the catalyzed aerobic incubation of the complete boar semen malonyldialdehyde (MDA) is produced. MDA is a good indicator of peroxidative decomposition of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Detection of peroxidation products was conducted both by colour reaction with 2-thiobarbituric acid (evidence of ...

Jacyno E., A. Kołodziej, M. Kamyczek, M. Kawęcka, K. Dziadek, A. Pietruszka: Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Boar Semen Quality. Acta Vet Brno 2007, 76: 595-600. The effect of addition of L-carnitine on boar semen quality was studied in 5 Pietrain boars at age 1.5 2.0 years. The boars received 500 mg of L-carnitine per day for 5 weeks. During this period, their ejaculates were collecte...

Achromobacter xylosoxidans, a Pseudomonaslike bacterium, contaminated a boar stud laboratory’s water distillation and delivery system that was used for extension of raw semen for artificial insemination. In sow herds that used the contaminated semen, conception rates decreased and vulvar discharges, culled sows, and nonproductive sow days increased. Thorough diagnostic testing revealed that A x...

The following article is a summary of research on the influence of season on the reproductive processes in undomesticated animals. The results presented below show: a/ an annual hormonal profile of domestic pig and wild boar crossbreed and the antioxidant blood system in the different seasons, b/ the possibility of gonadptropic hormone stimulation in chinchillas which are in diestrus or inferti...

P151 Protein Expression of Cortisol Metabolising Enzymes in the Boar Reproductive Tract V Sharp, AE Michael and LM Thurston Royal Veterinary College, University College London, London, UK The stress hormone cortisol is implicated in a wide range of reproductive processes including semen quality. Cortisol is interconverted with cortisone by isoforms of the enzyme 11beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogen...

Introduction The procedure for artificial insemination (AI) in pigs using cryopreserved semen involves the deposition of a high number of cryopreserved spermatozoa (5-6 x10 cells) in a large volume of diluent (80-100 ml) into the cervix. Despite inseminating with this high sperm number, low fertility levels are usually obtained (about 20-30% conception and farrowing rates and 2-3 total piglets ...