Ejaculate Collection Influences the Salivary Oxytocin Concentrations in Breeding Male Pigs

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the possible changes of oxytocin concentrations in saliva during and after ejaculate collection in breeding boars usually used in artificial insemination programs. Saliva samples of 33 boars were collected the day before ejaculate collection (DB), d...

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Main Authors: Marina López-Arjona, Lorena Padilla, Jordi Roca, José Joaquín Cerón, Silvia Martínez-Subiela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/8/1268