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- Title
Bacteria and Boar Semen Storage: Progress and Challenges.
- Authors
Contreras, María José; Núñez-Montero, Kattia; Bruna, Pablo; García, Matías; Leal, Karla; Barrientos, Leticia; Weber, Helga
- Abstract
Porcine breeding today is based on artificial insemination with chilled semen. This is stored at 5 °C with antibiotic supplementation to avoid bacteriospermia. There are many negative consequences on sperm quality and functionality as a result of bacterial contamination, as well as on the health of the sow. Nowadays, various techniques are being developed to reduce the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and thus avoid the generation of antibiotic resistance genes. This review aims to inform about the bacterial contamination consequences of storing liquid semen from boar and to provide an update on current methods and alternatives to antibiotic use in cold storage.
- Subjects
SEMEN; BACTERIAL contamination; BOARS; DRUG resistance in bacteria; ARTIFICIAL insemination
- Publication
Antibiotics (2079-6382), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 12, p1796
- ISSN
2079-6382
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antibiotics11121796