Wednesday, 20 January 2010
We have received numerous reports this fall from both boar studs and producers who are facing challenges when feeding new crop corn that may contain higher levels of mold or mycotoxins. The increase in mold spore activity is due largely to a much cooler and wetter growing season in many parts of the Midwest.
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Thursday, 14 January 2010
In the past year, the ReproQuest semen evaluation lab has investigated semen damaged from the use of Nitrile products, gloves and/or sleeves, during the collection and processing of boar semen.
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Consistent and accurate sampling of semen is a critical step in properly evaluating and processing swine semen....
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Saturday, 30 May 2009
The Libra S6 visible diode array spectrophotometer has been designed to meet the routine spectroscopy needs of customers requiring a compact, light weight instrument that is easy to use and which includes far more features than similar priced products.
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Friday, 29 May 2009
At ReproQuest, we do not include the percent acrosomal damage in the viability calculation, the reason being is that we can't determine if the cell was or is alive or dead.
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Friday, 29 May 2009
Preserv XtraTM is a long term extender that utilizes a particular buffer that can basically put the sperm cells to "sleep". This is not the case for all boars, but certain boars are affected more than others.
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Friday, 29 May 2009
Like anything, if sodium citrate or extender get old it does not work as well.
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Friday, 29 May 2009
The swine industry appears to be heading in the right direction in terms of semen extender. Ever since the introduction of PreservTM Xtra in 2006, there have been several other BSA free/antioxidant-supplemented extenders rush onto the market. While this has been flattering in itself, it also shows that ReproQuest, Inc is the innovative leader in semen extension and sperm preservation.
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Thursday, 28 May 2009
Determining the initial quality of a boar ejaculate is the first step in semen processing and should ensure that prior to further processing, a high quality artificial insemination dose of semen will be produced.
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