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Some Relationships Between Sexual Behavioural Parameters And Semen Characteristics In The Boar, Jamroen Thiengtham

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This study examined the correlations between some sexual behaviour parameters and semen characteristics. Five mature crossbred boars were housed individually and were trained for semen collection using a dummy sow in a collection pen. Semen was collected twice weekly from each boar by the gloved-hand technique during the 4-week study period. Forty-three ejaculates were obtained from these experimental boars. The following individual sexual behaviour activities of the boars towards the dummy sow were recorded during semen collection time to first mount, time to penile extension, time to commencement of ejaculation, time from first mount to penile extension and duration of …