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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,478 Views
14 Pages

17 May 2025

Porcine artificial insemination primarily utilizes liquid-preserved (17 °C) semen; however, the quality of sperm diminishes progressively with extended preservation time. Ergothioneine (EGT) is a mitochondria-targeting antioxidant. Therefore, thi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,702 Views
18 Pages

19 September 2025

Accurate assessment of sperm morphology is essential for artificial insemination using liquid-preserved boar semen. This study compared nine commonly used staining techniques, eosin, eosin–nigrosin, Diff-Quick®, Hemacolor®, Sangodiff-G&...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,021 Views
11 Pages

Protective Effects of Betaine on Boar Sperm Quality during Liquid Storage and Transport

  • Chenxuan Li,
  • Chenxi Liu,
  • Yingqi Chen,
  • Yuting Zhao,
  • Meiling Tan and
  • Bin He

19 September 2024

Boar semen is commonly used in artificial insemination (AI) for pig breeding, but its quality can be negatively affected by liquid preservation and transportation, leading to reduced fertility rates. Vibration and temperature fluctuations are critica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,010 Views
10 Pages

Proteomic Analysis of Fresh and Liquid-Stored Boar Spermatozoa

  • Blanka Premrov Bajuk,
  • Petra Zrimšek,
  • Maja Zakošek Pipan,
  • Bruno Tilocca,
  • Alessio Soggiu,
  • Luigi Bonizzi and
  • Paola Roncada

26 March 2020

In this study comparative proteomics was used to define changes in the expression of the spermatozoa proteins during liquid storage. Semen from eight boars was analyzed on the day of collection and after liquid preservation at 15–17 °C for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
889 Views
14 Pages

Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Enhances Boar Sperm Quality via Maintaining Mitochondrial Function During Liquid Storage

  • Yongjin Liu,
  • Hongyan Zhang,
  • Qingzhe Meng,
  • Lingjiang Min,
  • Min Zhang,
  • Adedeji O. Adetunji,
  • Wenjing Li and
  • Zhendong Zhu

22 November 2025

Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), a key precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), plays a central role in cellular energy metabolism. This study investigated the effect of NMN supplementation on boar sperm quality during liquid storage....

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,494 Views
16 Pages

Glutathione S-Transferases Play a Crucial Role in Mitochondrial Function, Plasma Membrane Stability and Oxidative Regulation of Mammalian Sperm

  • Marc Llavanera,
  • Ariadna Delgado-Bermúdez,
  • Samuel Olives,
  • Yentel Mateo-Otero,
  • Sandra Recuero,
  • Sergi Bonet,
  • Beatriz Fernández-Fuertes,
  • Marc Yeste and
  • Isabel Barranco

24 January 2020

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are essential sperm antioxidant enzymes involved in cell protection against oxidative stress and toxic chemicals, preserving sperm function and fertilising ability. Artificial insemination (AI) in pigs is commonly ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,653 Views
18 Pages

22 July 2025

In the swine industry, artificial insemination (AI) primarily uses chill-stored semen, making sperm preservation crucial for reproductive success. However, sperm quality declines at varying rates during chilled storage at 17 °C, distinguishing hi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,071 Views
15 Pages

Tolerance of Stored Boar Spermatozoa to Autologous Seminal Plasma: A Proteomic and Lipidomic Approach

  • Lisa Höfner,
  • Anne-Marie Luther,
  • Alessandra Palladini,
  • Thomas Fröhlich and
  • Dagmar Waberski

4 September 2020

Long-term exposure of liquid preserved boar spermatozoa to seminal plasma (SP) can cause dramatic sperm injury. This study examined whether boar specificity exists in the sensitivity of spermatozoa to SP and whether correspondent biomarkers can be id...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,826 Views
21 Pages

Vibration Emissions Reduce Boar Sperm Quality via Disrupting Its Metabolism

  • Shanpeng Wang,
  • Xuejun Zeng,
  • Shenao Liu,
  • S. A. Masudul Hoque,
  • Lingjiang Min,
  • Nengshui Ding and
  • Zhendong Zhu

23 May 2024

Artificial insemination (AI) with liquid-preserved semen has recently become common in pig breeding. The semen doses are produced in a centralized manner at the boar stud and then subsequently distributed and transported to sow farms. However, vibrat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,580 Views
12 Pages

In Vitro Evaluation of the Permeability of Different Resorbable Xenogeneic Membranes after Collagenolytic Degradation

  • Ramona Kölliker,
  • Stefan P. Hicklin,
  • Constanze Hirsiger,
  • Chun Ching Liu,
  • Fredi Janett and
  • Patrick R. Schmidlin

17 August 2022

In this in vitro study, we compare the penetration of cells through different resorbable collagen membranes, which were collagenolytically degraded over different time periods. Three different resorbable collagen membranes were evaluated, including t...