Electroejaculation and artificial insemination in Vietnamese potbellied miniature pigs

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1990 Nov 15;197(10):1366-7.

Abstract

A 15-month-old Vietnamese miniature boar was examined because of suspected infertility. A breeding soundness examination was conducted, using electroejaculation under anesthesia for semen collection. Semen values were normal despite a subpubic location of the testes. Artificial insemination of a gilt with extended semen resulted in the birth of a litter 111 days later. Vietnamese potbellied boars have small and sometimes nearly undetectable scrotal pouches, which may cause the producer to question the fertility of the boars.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ejaculation*
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Female
  • Fertility*
  • Insemination, Artificial / veterinary*
  • Libido
  • Male
  • Sperm Count / veterinary
  • Sperm Motility
  • Swine
  • Swine, Miniature / physiology*