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. 1984 Apr;48(2):192–197.

The effect of pseudorabies (Aujeszky's) virus infection on young mature boars and boar fertility.

L B Hall Jr, J P Kluge, L E Evans, H T Hill
PMCID: PMC1236036  PMID: 6326983

Abstract

This study was designed to determine the effects of experimental inoculation with pseudorabies virus on the reproductive tracts of young adult boars. Pseudorabies virus was inoculated intranasally into 12 boars and intrapreputially into four boars. All animals seroconverted after nasal or preputial inoculation. Semen abnormalities were observed 21 days postinoculation with partial recovery by 50 days postinoculation. Virus was isolated from the preputial sheath of two intrapreputially inoculated boars 12 days postinoculation. It was concluded that pseudorabies virus infection can be established via preputial inoculation and that decreased spermatogenesis and infertility can result.

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