Viruses in the boar semen | Virusi u semenu nerastova
2011
Petrujkić, T., Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd (Serbia) | Vakanjac, S., Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd (Serbia) | Magaš, V., Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd (Serbia) | Đurić, M., Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd (Serbia)
Artificial insemination of sows is widely used in many countries and should ensure the improvement of pig production and reduce the chances for transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. Most microorganisms that might be transmitted by semen are not pathogenic, but some of them are and their transfer by semen can cause great economical damage. Semen contamination may occur during viremic phase of disease, infections of the urogenital tract or during collection, preservation and storage of boars semen. Usage of contaminated semen may result in embryonic and fetal death, endometritis and systemic diseases of inseminated sows. In most countries, the law does not regulate semen inspection and viruses might be found in boars semen prepared for artificial insemination. It is therefore important to introduce better control of the boar health status in centers for semen production. In accordance with the practice in developed countries that have centers for obtaining boars semen free of pathogenic microorganisms (pathogen free semen). Such centers should be established in our country as well.
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