How to check semen quality?

In order to ensure the high pregnancy rate and litter size after insemination, semen examination must be carried out after each insemination and before insemination. The main indexes for evaluating semen quality are as follows:

(1) ejaculate volume: the filtered semen volume is called ejaculate volume, which is generally 200 ~ 300ml, and the maximum is 400 ~ 500ml.

(2) Color of semen: Normal semen is milky white or grayish white. If the mixture of urine is yellow-brown, the mixture of blood is red, and the mixture of concentrated juice is yellow-green, and the mixture of flocs indicates that boars have accessory gonadal inflammation, these semen can not be used for fertilization.

(3) Smell of semen: Normal semen has a special fishy smell, and fresh semen is sticky. If it is smelly, it belongs to abnormal semen.

(4) The pH of semen: Dip a little semen in the acid-base test paper with a glass rod. In contrast, the pH value of normal semen is 6.9 ~ 7.5. If the pH value is above or below this range, it cannot be used.

(5) Semen density: refers to the number of sperm, which is generally estimated. That is, drop a drop of semen on the glass slide, gently cover the glass slide and observe it under a microscope of about 300 times. If the whole field of vision is sperm, it is "dense"; If the distance between sperm in the field of vision is the length of a sperm, it is "medium"; If the distribution of sperm in the field of vision is sparse, the gap is large, and the distance between sperm exceeds the length of a sperm, it is "sparse".

(6) Sperm vitality: refers to the ability of sperm activity. Generally speaking, sperm motility is expressed according to the percentage of sperm moving linearly under the microscope. The more sperm move in a straight line, the stronger the sperm motility and the higher the pregnancy rate after insemination. The motility is lower than 0.6 (60% linear movement), and semen with abnormal sperm above 10% is generally not used. Inspection method: first drop a drop of semen on the glass slide, cover the glass slide (be careful not to generate bubbles), and then observe it under a microscope of about 300 times.