Current aspects of artificial insemination in pigs

Current Status and Perspectives of Artificial Insemination in Pigs

Artificial insemination (AI) of pigs has grown exponentially as reproductive technology with more than a dozen of the top pig producers of the world inseminating >95% of the females in production schemes, at either nucleus or multiplication herds. Above 98% of AIs still concern liquid semen, often inseminated just within a day or maximum two from collected and extended, and most often using cer...

Moral aspects of artificial insemination.

Artificial Insemination: Current and Future Trends

The chapter will deal with the use of artificial insemination (AI) in animals and humans, both currently and in the future, with particular emphasis on comparative aspects between species. Although AI (in the form of intrauterine insemination) is not frequently used in human patients, it is the most commonly used method of breeding food production animals in developed countries, with more than ...

Artificial Insemination

A GROUP of dairymen in New Jersey organized in 1938 the first cooperative in the United States for the artificial insemination of their cows. This method of serving females without natural mating has since become one of the most significant programs for livestock improvement in the history of American agriculture. A great deal of research has been done on all phases. A basic contribution was th...

Artificial insemination in marsupials.

Assisted breeding technology (ART), including artificial insemination (AI), has the potential to advance the conservation and welfare of marsupials. Many of the challenges facing AI and ART for marsupials are shared with other wild species. However, the marsupial mode of reproduction and development also poses unique challenges and opportunities. For the vast majority of marsupials, there is a ...