Viruses in boar semen: detection and clinical as well as epidemiological consequences regarding disease transmission by artificial insemination

B Guerin, N Pozzi - Theriogenology, 2005 - Elsevier
Many viruses have been reported to be present in boar semen, particularly during the
viremic phase of the diseases. Some of them, such foot-and-mouth disease virus, porcine
reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, swine vesicular disease virus, porcine
parvovirus, picornaviruses, adenoviruses, enteroviruses, Japanese encephalitis virus,
pseudorabies virus, African swine fever virus and reoviruses are of particular importance
and accurate monitoring prior to and during the presence of boars in AI stations is essential …