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The effect of numbers of frozen-thawed boar sperm and addition of prostaglandin F2α at insemination on fertility in pigs

These results indicate that AI using 2.0 × 109 FTS can result in acceptable pregnancy rates and litter sizes but with no measurable benefit for addition of prostaglandin.

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Effect of sex of the pig on the sensory characteristics of the Biceps femoris and Semimembranosus muscles in dry‐cured hams

Organoleptic ham criteria for immunocastrated males hams were equivalent to those found for surgically castrated males and gilts hams, demonstrating the efficacy of vaccination in these study conditions.

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Planning gilt service

The strategy involves synchronizing the gilts so they come into heat at the same time, in order to properly manage the number of inseminations targeted for each lot.

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Colombia resumes the importation of live pigs from US and Canada

There were trade restrictions due to the presence of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) in both countries.

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Effects of lactation length and boar contact in early lactation on expression of oestrus in multiparous sows

Boar contact is an effective method to stimulate oestrus within 26 days of farrowing in both lactating and weaned sows.

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Use of paternity tests in swine

These tests have several practical applications, as the detection of boars that are linked to the appearance of hernias or the susceptibility towards certain enteric diseases or even syndromes like the PFTS.

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Russia imposes temporary restrictions on import of pigs from the USA

Rosselkhoznadzor imposes temporary restrictions on import of breeding and commercial pigs as well as not-heat-treated blood products used for manufacturing feeds for food-producing animals from May 30, 2014.

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Supplementing cryopreservation media with reduced glutathione increases fertility of sows

Supplementing freezing media with 2 mm GSH greatly improves boar sperm cryopreservation technology, as it significantly improves the fertilizing ability of frozen-thawed spermatozoa.

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Sino-French agreement in the agriculture and agri-food sectors

This agreement will strengthen the pig meat, fowl and wine exports.

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Netherlands: significantly fewer pigs castrated over the past five years

Now nearly 75% of all boars in the Netherlands are not castrated.

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Colombia and Canada reaffirm sanitary and phytosanitary agreements

During the committee, punctual agreements were established in order to make progress in the importation of animals and genetic material of the swine and ovine species.

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U.S. breeding swine exports to China reached a record

Since 2010, live breeding swine exports to China have increased from $1.2 million to $17 million in 2012, then again to nearly $20 million in 2013.

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Lithuania: 1.5 thousand samples from hunted wild boars tested for ASF

Apart from the previously announced two positive cases no more infection of the dangerous contagious disease was detected.

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Russia lifts temporary restrictions on imports of breeding pigs from Lithuania

The previously imposed restrictions on imports of slaughter pigs and feeding piglets are still in force.

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Behavior, production results and meat quality of intact boars and gilts housed in unmixed groups: A comparative study

In the present study, possible differences in behavior, production results and meat quality between entire males and gilts, both housed in single-sex groups but with visual contact to other groups, were investigated.