Suggested Spermiogram Values for Breeding Boars

Ejaculate volume

≥ 80–150 mL for sperm-rich fraction and ≥ 200–400 mL for whole ejaculate

Color

Opaque to white (vulvar discharge)

Opaque to white

Total sperm numbers

> 35 × 10⁹ sperm/ejaculate

> 35–100 × 10⁹ sperm/ejaculate

Concentration

200–500 sperm × 10⁶/mL depending on ejaculate volume collected

Sample motility

> 60%

> 70–90%

Abnormal morphology (including cytoplasmic droplets)

< 25%

< 20–25%

Cytoplasmic droplets (both proximal and distal)

< 15%

< 15–20%