Table 1 Characteristics of boar studs and semen samples used for molecular analysis
Boar stud | Stud size | Bedding type | Replacement rate of boar | Sampling time | Sampled boar | Age of boar | Raw semen | Diluted semen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | months | n | n | |||||
1 | 290 | sawdust | 55% | 11/2018 | 10 | 19.9 ± 3.1 | none | 10 |
2 | 450 | sawdust | 60% | 12/2018 | 10 | 17.9 ± 4.4 | none | 10 |
3 | 300 | straw | 50% | 01/2019 | 9 | 16.9 ± 4.5 | 9 | 9 |
4 | 100 | straw | 45% | 02/2019 | 10 | 17.7 ± 7.9 | 10 | 10 |
5 | 330 | sawdust | 60% | 03/2019 | 10 | 23.3 ± 6.4 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 10 | straw | 40% | 06/2018 | 9 | 36.0 ± 18.0 | 9 | 9 |