News published on November 5, 2025
A review by F.P. Bortolozzo, M.B. Menegat, A.P.G. Mellagi, M.L. Bernardi, and I. Wentz, published in Reproduction in Domestic Animals (Reprod. Domest. Anim. 2015, 50, Suppl. 2, 80–84), examines new strategies to improve the efficiency of artificial insemination in swine. The primary goal is to reduce the number of sperm cells required per insemination dose while maintaining high reproductive ...
Article published the December 20, 2021
IntroductionSow longevity is defined as the time elapsed from gilt entry into the breeding herd until removal as a result of culling or death. Increasing herd retention rate is important to maximize sow lifetime productivity. Higher removal rate implies an increase in the percentage of young females in the herd, a category with lower production potential, and a higher risk of early ...
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