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In the present study, the common influence of the following factors was investigated: vibrations (displacement index (Di) = 0.5 to 6.0), duration of transport (0 to 12 h) and storage time (days 1 to 4). Normospermic ejaculates were collected from 39 fertile Pietrain boars (aged 18.6 \u00b1 4.5 months) and diluted in a one-step procedure with an isothermic (32 \u00b0C) BTS (Minit\u00fcb) extender (n = 546 samples). Sperm concentration was adjusted to 22 \u00d7 106 sperm\u00b7mL\u22121. Extended semen (85 \u00b1 1 mL) was filled into 95 mL QuickTip Flexitubes (Minit\u00fcb). For transport simulation on day 0, a laboratory shaker IKA MTS 4 was used. Total sperm motility (TSM) was evaluated on days 1 to 4. Thermo-resistance test (TRT), mitochondrial activity (MITO) and plasma membrane integrity (PMI) were assessed on day 4. Sperm quality dropped with increasing vibration intensity and transport duration, and the effect was enhanced by a longer storage time. A linear regression was performed using a mixed model, accounting for the boar as a random effect. The interaction between Di and transport duration significantly (p &lt; 0.001) explained data for TSM (\u22120.30 \u00b1 0.03%), TRT (\u22120.39 \u00b1 0.06%), MITO (\u22120.45 \u00b1 0.06%) and PMI (\u22120.43 \u00b1 0.05%). Additionally, TSM decreased by 0.66 \u00b1 0.08% with each day of storage (p &lt; 0.001). It can be concluded that boar semen extended in BTS should be transported carefully. If this is not possible or the semen doses are transported a long way, the storage time should be reduced to a minimum.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani13050952","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,7]],"date-time":"2023-03-07T02:30:45Z","timestamp":1678156245000},"page":"952","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Intensity and Duration of Vibration Emissions during Shipping as Interacting Factors on the Quality of Boar Semen Extended in Beltsville Thawing Solution"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Tim","family":"Hafemeister","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Reproduction of Farm Animals Sch\u00f6now, 16321 Bernau, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Schulze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Environmental Computer Science, HTW Berlin-University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelminenhofstr. 75a, 12459 Berlin, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Simmet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Minit\u00fcb GmbH, 84184 Tiefenbach, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Markus","family":"Jung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Reproduction of Farm Animals Sch\u00f6now, 16321 Bernau, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5445-3764","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Frank","family":"Fuchs-Kittowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Environmental Computer Science, HTW Berlin-University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelminenhofstr. 75a, 12459 Berlin, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7932-9412","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Martin","family":"Schulze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Reproduction of Farm Animals Sch\u00f6now, 16321 Bernau, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1202","DOI":"10.1016\/j.theriogenology.2008.06.036","article-title":"An update on north american boar stud practices","volume":"70","author":"Knox","year":"2008","journal-title":"Theriogenology"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"998","DOI":"10.1590\/0103-8478cr20190998","article-title":"Characterization of boar studs in Brazil","volume":"50","author":"Bennemann","year":"2020","journal-title":"Ci\u00eancia Rural."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Schulze, M., Jung, M., and Hensel, B. 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