Summer of the Zombie Sperm: heat stress-induced DNA damage and its mitigation in boar spermatozoa
Paris, Damien (2019) Summer of the Zombie Sperm: heat stress-induced DNA damage and its mitigation in boar spermatozoa. In: [Presented at the Australian Pig Veterinarians Annual Conference]. From: Australian Pig Veterinarians 2019 Annual Conference, 31 July - 2 August, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
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Abstract
Summer Infertility in Pigs:
- Pork is most consumed meat in the world (USDA 2008; McGlone 2013)
- Summer infertility = reduced reproductive performance (Suriyasomboon et al. 2006; Auvigne et al. 2010; Vega et al. 2010)
- Costs industry ~$300 million annually in US (St. Pierre et al. 2003)