Puberty status influences bacterial communities of the boar urogenital tract.

ABSTRACT: Bacteria present in fresh extended boar semen may impair the fertility of artificial insemination doses in swine. To date, information regarding the presence or composition of bacterial communities within the boar's urogenital tract is lacking. These unexplored communities may contribute to the bacterial composition of semen and thereby influence boar fertility. Moreover, hormonal and anatomical changes that occur during puberty could also alter the urogenital tract bacterial communities. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate pre- and post-pubertal shifts in bacterial communities and diversity in boar urogenital tissues (i.e., testis, epididymis, seminal vesicle, prostate, bulbourethral gland, bladder, and preputial diverticulum) using 16S rRNA gene amplicon community sequ

SUBMITTER: McAnally BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12569513 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature