Sperm morphology | Tori breed | Estonian breed | ||
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LSmean ± SE | Range | LSmean ± SE | Range | |
Proximal droplets % | 17.3a ± 2.7 | 0.5 – 34.0 | 2.9b ± 2.5 | 0.0 – 10.0 |
Loose heads % | 2.3a ± 0.9 | 0.0 – 10.5 | 2.3a ± 0.9 | 0.0 – 8.0 |
Acrosome defects % | 0.6a ± 0.4 | 0.0 – 9.0 | 1.6a ± 0.4 | 0.0 – 4.5 |
Midpiece defects % | 5.1a ± 1.2 | 0.0 – 11.5 | 2.4a ± 1.1 | 1.0 – 3.5 |
Abnormal tails % | 6.6a ± 1.4 | 3.5 – 13.5 | 6.4a ± 1.3 | 2.5 – 17.0 |
Abnormal heads % | 12.6a ± 1.7 | 8.4 – 20.0 | 13.9a ± 1.5 | 6.2 – 21.4 |
Normal % | 57.5a ± 4.1 | 43.7 – 74.1 | 74.4b ± 3.8 | 55.1 – 88.8 |