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ABA Guidelines for boars sold for A.I. collection
a. These are only recommendations and the relationship between the buyer and the seller is the most important part of the whole process.
b. If a boar is determined to have a physical defect (including but not limited to an adhered or tied penis, limp penis, infantile penis, and coiling of the penis in the diverticulum), which would hinder proper delivery of semen, a full refund would be due the buyer. i. The boar must extend his penis without physical manipulation excluding the expression of the sheath fluid.
c. If semen quality of a boar is not up to the suggested performance standards listed below; the seller will be notified of the problem within 60 days of purchase and/or 60 days after the animal reaches 7 months of age, and the semen will be monitored up to 120 days following the date of notification. The seller may have 30 days out of the 120-day period to prove the animal reproductively sound.
d. Using a third party reproductive specialist as a consultant may be needed. This reproductive specialist would be agreed upon by the buyer and the seller. All costs involved with the use of the reproductive specialist would be divided equally between the buyer and the seller. e. If the boar does not satisfactorily meet the suggested performance standards listed below; the seller would refund 100 percent of the purchase price less the dollar value of the semen that has been sold, or an agreed upon settlement with the buyer. i. Suggested Performance Standards 1. 40 billion sperm cells (total) per week by 8 months of age. 2. 60 billion sperm cells (total) per week by 11 months of age. 3. 70 percent viable sperm produced. (This figure is a composite, calculation of motility times (x) normal morphology [normal heads, normal tails and proximal drops]).
