Detailed Explanation of Pig Artificial Insemination Technology: Boar Semen Collection Methods

The boar used for semen collection should be a healthy, outstanding boar at least 7 months old and weighing 110 to 120 kg. First, prepare a semen collection area, and prevent water accumulation and slippery floors. Second, the boar used for semen collection must first undergo semen collection training so that it adapts to collecting semen on a dummy sow; before that, clean the abdomen and prepuce area of the boar being collected, remove dirt, and trim the prepuce hair. Third, prepare 1 dummy sow and a semen collection cup (preheat it before collection and keep it at 37 degrees, fix sterilized gauze over the mouth of the cup, and make it slightly concave inward). Fourth, boars are generally collected once every 7 days; after 12 months of age, this can increase to 2 times per week, and after maturity, collect 2 to 3 times per week.