Cryopreservation of boar semen is continually researched in reproductive technologies and genetic resource banking in breed conservation. For evaluating the boar semen quality, sperm motility (MOT) is an important parameter because the movement of spermatozoa indicates active metabolism, membrane integrity and fertilizing capacity. Recently, polymorphisms reported to be significant association with sperm MOT. This study was conducted to evaluate the SNP in the coding region of ESR1 (g.672C>T inexon 1) as a positional controlling for motility and kinematic characteristics of post-thawed boar semen. To results,The g.672C>T was significantly associated with frozen semen motility and kinematic characteristics. g.158 T>C SNP was high significantly associated with MOT, VCL, VSL and VAP Also, the SNP was low significantly associated with ALH.Therefore, we suggest that theSNP in the coding region of ESR1 (g.672C>T in exon 1) may be used as a molecular marker for Duroc boar Post-thawed semen quality.

Estrogen receptor 2 (ESR2) is involved in oestrogen-related apoptosis in cell cycle spermatogenesis but their effects have not yet confirmed in pig. Therefore, this study was performed to investigatetheir association with semen motility and kinematic characteristics. DNA samples from 126 Duroc pigs with records of sperm motility and kinematic characteristics [Total motile spermatozoa (MOT), Curvilinear velocity(VCL), Straight-line velocity(VSL), the ratio between VSL and VCL(LIN), Amplitude of Lateral Head displacement(ALH)] were used in present study. A single nucleotide polymorphism (g.35547A>G) was associated with MOT, VCL, VAP and ALH in Duroc population (p < 0.05). Therefore, we suggest that the porcine ESR2 may be used as a molecular marker for Duroc boar semen quality, although its functional effect was not clear yet. These results will improve the understanding of the functions of the ESR2 in spermatogenesis within the reproductive tracts, and will shed light on ESR2 as a candidate gene in the selection of good sperm quality boars.

This study was carried out to development paternal selection indices for improvement of meat production ability in Korean Native Pigs which were raised at the swine farm. Records on 1,053 Korean native pigs for average daily gain (ADG), age at 70 kg (D70 kg) and backfat thickness (BF) made between 2001 and 2010 in herds on National Institutes of Animal Science in Korea were used to estimate genetic parameters. The data was analyzed by the MTDF-REML (Derivative-Free Restricted Maximum Likelihood) program of Boldman using a multi-trait animal model. The results to estimatethe genetic parameters were as follows. Heritabilities were 0.26, 0.09, and 0.29 for ADG, D70 kg and BF, respectively. The phenotypic correlations of ADG with D70 kg and BF were -0.89 and 0.15. The phenotypic correlation of D70 kg with BF was -0.16. The genetic correlations of ADG with D70 kg and BF were -0.28, 0.93, respectively. The genetic correlation of D70 kg with BF was -0.34. Selection indices were calculated as follows using genetic parameters and economic values estimated in this study. I1=100+9.72(ADG–)–1.33(BF–), I2=100–0.14(D70 kg–)–1.16(BF–), where ADG is individual average daily gain, is average daily gain of contemporary group, BF is individual backfat thickness, is backfat thickness of contemporary group, D70 kg is individual days to 70 kg and is days to 70 kg of contemporary group