Re: Pig orgasm

[Sanford Manley]

On 12/2/2021 5:42 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:34:37 -0800, Terry del Fuego
> <t_del...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Pig orgasm
>
> A widely circulated internet meme (see e.g. the oatmeal) states that
> pig orgasms can last up to 30 minutes.
>
> I've been trying to find any source or reference to back up (or
> refute) this claim, but haven't been able to find anything.
>
> <https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6611/do-pigs-have-30-minute-orgasms>
>
> An average boar ejaculates between 5 - 10 minutes. The total volume of
> semen ejaculated is typically around 4 deciliters (yes, almost a half
> of liter) so you can imagine it can't be completed in few seconds :)
> The 30 minute (various veterinary literature mentions even 40 minutes)
> ejaculations are edge cases, I have yet to see such an enduring boar.
>
> Pig ejaculation certainly does last a long time relative to human
> ejaculation, and pig ejaculation is measured in minutes, not seconds.
>
> Boar semen is collected to artificially inseminate sows. I found
> various guides on collecting boar semen which contain estimates for
> how long one should expect ejaculation to last.
>

No wonder Porky stuttered!


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Sanford M. Manley

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