Reasons Why a Boar Has Seminal Fluid but No Sperm and How to Solve It
AbstractBacterial infection: If a boar shows symptoms of bacterial infection, it will affect semen quality and requires prompt treatment. Semen collection contaminated: When collecting boar semen, bacteria must not be allowed to enter and spoil the semen. Check the environment: When the temperature is too high or the boar is sick and feverish, the semen is unhealthy. Feed: Nutrition must keep up, and high-quality feed should be given. Idle boars: Boars that are not regularly used for breeding may also have poorer quality.
If a boar is to serve as a breeding boar, it must have plenty of semen and be healthy and easy to impregnate sows - this is the most basic standard for a breeding boar. However, many farmers encounter the phenomenon of a breeding boar having sperm but no seminal fluid during the breeding process, which gives many breeders a real headache. Don't worry - let's take a look together at what the reasons are and what should be done.
What to Do When a Boar Has Seminal Fluid but No Sperm
1. Bacterial infection
The organs of many boars may be infected by bacteria, which can very likely affect the semen and cause the semen to have little quality. Therefore, we need to treat this type of inflammation in the boar. First isolate and examine the related symptoms, then begin targeted treatment. The more obvious method is to inject the boar with testosterone propionate for treatment.
2. Semen collection contaminated
When collecting boar semen, if containers that have been soaked in large amounts of sterilizing liquid are used, it is very easy to kill the sperm. Therefore, containers should preferably be used scientifically for collection, and bacteria must not be allowed to enter and spoil the semen.
3. Check the environment
If the ambient temperature where the boar lives is too high, or the boar is sick and feverish, then the semen at this time is unhealthy. So it is best to improve the ambient temperature for the boar. If it is summer, it is best to ventilate the breeding boar, and also provide plenty of water for drinking. Dehydration will also make sperm quality worse.
4. Feed
Breeding boars generally need to eat a lot, and their nutrition must also keep up. If a boar eats feed that has already spoiled, it is also very easy to harm the boar's sperm quality, so diet is something that cannot be handled carelessly. If the boar eats relatively little, some stomach-strengthening veterinary medicine can be added to the boar's food to promote the boar's appetite.
5. Idle boars
Boars that are not regularly used for breeding may also have poorer quality. Therefore, boars need to be scheduled for semen collection on time, which can better stabilize the boar's sperm quality.
The above are the common problems farmers encounter when a boar has no sperm. The key is to handle them through relatively scientific methods. Farmers are especially reminded that during the breeding process, if some boars are irritable and like to fight, they must be raised separately. It is very likely that injuries and inflammation caused during biting lead to a decline in sperm quality.