Reproductive performance of single fixed-time inseminated sows with semen doses submitted to different semen storage times

Matheus Schardong Lucca; Rafael Dal Forno Gianluppi; Ana Paula Gonçalves Mellagi; Fernando Pandolfo Bortolozzo; Ivo Wentz; Rafael da Rosa Ulguim

doi:10.1590/1984-3143-AR2022-0059

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Reproductive performance of single fixed-time inseminated sows with semen doses submitted to different semen storage times

Matheus Schardong Lucca; Rafael Dal Forno Gianluppi; Ana Paula Gonçalves Mellagi; Fernando Pandolfo Bortolozzo; Ivo Wentz; Rafael da Rosa Ulguim

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1984-3143-AR2022-0059 Anim Reprod, vol.19, n4, e20220059, 2022

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This study aimed to evaluate the reproductive performance of sows submitted to single fixed-time insemination (SFTAI) using boars according to capacity for liquid in vitro semen preservation, type of extender, and storage time. Boars (n = 12) were classified into two groups based on progressive motility (PM) at 120 h of semen storage: low (PM - 64.5%) - and high-preservation (PM - 83.9%) capacity for semen storage. Weaned sows (n = 397, parity - 1 to 7) were inseminated (1.5×10⁹ sperm cells) in a factorial design: two classes of boars (low- or high-preservation), two types of extenders (short- or long-term), and two semen storage times at insemination (24 or 72 h). An adapted triptorelin acetate protocol was used for SFTAI. Total sperm motility (TM) and PM at insemination were greater in high-preservation boars at 72 h compared with low-preservation boars at 24 or 72 h (P < 0.01). Short- or long-term extender did not affect (P ≥ 0.68) TM and PM in high-preservation boars; however, long-term extender improved these parameters in low-preservation boars (P < 0.01). Pregnancy and farrowing rates were not affected by groups (P > 0.05). Total piglets born (TPB) was reduced (P = 0.05) in low-preservation boars with 72 h of storage (13.6 ± 0.5) compared to high-preservation boars with semen stored for 24 or 72 h (15.2 ± 0.5 and 15.5 ± 0.5, respectively). The low-preservation boars reduced the TPB in sows submitted to SFTAI, and this reduction was greater using semen stored for 72 h.

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extender type, storage time, total born

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07/14/2022

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12/22/2022

Reproductive performance of single fixed-time inseminated sows with semen doses submitted to different semen storage times

Matheus Schardong Lucca; Rafael Dal Forno Gianluppi; Ana Paula Gonçalves Mellagi; Fernando Pandolfo Bortolozzo; Ivo Wentz; Rafael da Rosa Ulguim

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