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Publication Date: June 5, 2012
Reference: Advances in Pork Production, Volume 23. 2012.
Country: Canada
Summary:
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The update for a study evaluating boars by single-sire semen evaluations. Currently, 67 boars have been evaluated and sperm doses have been reduced from 3 to 2 billion sperm/dose, and phase 2 will involve another reduction of 0.5 billion and the use of post-cervical artificial insemination. As well, 13% of boars have been removed and phase 2 will continue to remove the lowest performing boars.