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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2026

Microplastics in the seminal microenvironment of boar semen: associations with sperm motility and antimicrobial susceptibility.

Šarūnė Sorkytė, Steigvilė Byčenkienė, Ieva Uogintė, Sonata Pleskytė, Artūras Šiukščius, Marius Virgailis, Rita Šiugždinienė, Gintarė Vaičiulienė, Audronė Rekešiūtė, Neringa Sutkevičienė

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Šarūnė SorkytėAnimal Reproduction Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Steigvilė ByčenkienėDepartment of Environmental Research, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), Vilnius, Lithuania.
Ieva UogintėDepartment of Environmental Research, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), Vilnius, Lithuania.
Sonata PleskytėDepartment of Environmental Research, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), Vilnius, Lithuania.
Artūras ŠiukščiusDepartment of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Institute of Animal Science, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Baisogala, Lithuania.
Marius VirgailisInstitute of Microbiology and Virology, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Rita ŠiugždinienėInstitute of Microbiology and Virology, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Gintarė VaičiulienėAnimal Reproduction Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Audronė RekešiūtėAnimal Reproduction Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Neringa SutkevičienėAnimal Reproduction Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.

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Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly recognized as environmental contaminants capable of interacting with biological systems. However, their presence in livestock reproductive fluids remains relatively unexplored. In swine artificial insemination, boar semen quality is a key determinant of reproductive efficiency, and spermatozoa are highly susceptible to physicochemical stressors present in their surrounding microenvironment. Particulate contaminants such as MPs may therefore represent an overlooked factor relevant to semen quality. The present study investigated the occurrence, polymer composition, and size distribution of MPs in undiluted boar semen using μFTIR spectroscopy. In addition, exploratory analyses were conducted to evaluate potential associations between MPs and semen motility parameters assessed using computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) system, as well as bacterial load and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of bacteria isolates. MPs were detected in all analyzed semen samples (

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antibiotic susceptibilityboar semenCASAmicroplasticssemen microbiota

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