Medicine
6 years ago

Boar semen quality biomarkers could revolutionize livestock breeding and boost pork production.

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Andrologia
Seminal plasma proteins and their relationship with sperm motility and morphology in boars
Franciele Lucca de Lazari, Elistone Rafael Sontag, Alexander Schneider, Arlindo A. Moura, Fábio Roger Vasconcelos, Celso Shiniti Nagano, Rodrigo Costa Mattos, Mariana Jobim, Ivan Cunha Bustamante‐Filho

Paper Summary

The research aimed to find proteins in boar semen linked to sperm quality. They studied 20 ejaculates from 15 boars to classify them as high or low quality based on sperm movement and shape. The semen samples were separated to analyze the proteins. They found that the proteins called Major PSP-I and cathepsin B were higher in lower quality samples. Higher levels of these proteins were linked to poorer sperm movement and shape. This suggests that Major PSP-I and cathepsin B could be used as markers for determining the quality of boar semen.

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