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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025

Optimizing artificial insemination in goats: semen deposition site and vaginal mucus characteristics as predictive biomarkers.

Ting-Chieh Kang, Kai-Fei Tseng, Hsin-Hung Lin, Tsai-Tzu Chen, I-Ling Lai, Perng-Chih Shen

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Ting-Chieh KangSouthern Branch, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Kai-Fei TsengSouthern Branch, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Hsin-Hung LinSouthern Branch, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Tsai-Tzu ChenSouthern Branch, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Pingtung, Taiwan.
I-Ling LaiGraduate Institute of Bioresources, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Perng-Chih ShenGraduate Institute of Bioresources, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial insemination (AI) is a critical tool for genetic improvement and fertility management in goats. This study examined the effects of semen deposition site (uterine body, cervix, vagina) and vaginal mucus type (cloudy, turbid, clear) on pregnancy rate, kidding rate, and average litter size in 300 CIDR-synchronized Alpine does in southern Taiwan. Semen deposited in the uterine body combined with cloudy mucus yielded the highest pregnancy rate (55.9%), while vaginal deposition with clear mucus resulted in the lowest (30.7%). Two-way ANOVA showed significant main effects and interactions for pregnancy rate and average litter size (

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alpine goatsartificial inseminationbiomarkersfertilitysemen deposition sitevaginal mucus

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