Semen cryopreservation of Piau swine breed submited to three freezing protocols

• Published in: Revista brasileira de zootecnia Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 914 - 922
• Main Authors: Barros, Maurício Hoshino da Costa, Shiomi, Hugo Hideki, Amorim, Lincoln da Silva, Guimarães, Simone Eliza Facioni, Lopes, Paulo Sávio, Siqueira, Jeanne Broch, Guimarães, José Domingos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 01.04.2012
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE; VETERINARY SCIENCES; espermatozoides; varrões; spermatozoa; intra-uterine insemination; boars; inseminação intra-uterina

The objective of this study was to verify the effect of three protocols of cryopreservation on the sperm viability post-thawing of swine from the Piau breed (Sus scrofa), by means of evaluation assays in vitro and in vivo. Twenty-two ejaculates of 5 adult males of the Piau breed trough the gloved-ha...