Studies on the storage of boar semen at 5 deg C. 1. The determination of osmotic pressure and pH in the sperm-rich fraction of boar semen and nine semen diluents
Kasuya, Y.; Kawabe, K.
Japanese Journal of Swine Husbandry Research 13(1): 22-26
1976
Accession: 000514615
The sperm-rich fractions of ejaculates from 8 boars were studied. Osmotic pressure was measured in 14 ejaculates, and ranged from 300 to 320 mOsm/litre with both highest and lowest values coming from different ejaculates from the same boar. The pH of 30 ejaculates was measured, and ranged from 7.2 to 7.7; these values were found in different ejaculates from the same boar (not the same boar that showed the osmotic pressure range).