Table 2 Values (mean ± SD, median) of boar sperm quality characteristics on day 0 and after 3 days of liquid storage (n = 20)
From: The influence of macro- and microelements in seminal plasma on diluted boar sperm quality
Semen parameters (%) | Day 0 | Day 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | |
Motility | 80.5 ± 4.4 | 80.1 | 60.4 ± 11.9 | 62.6 |
Progressive motility | 47.2 ± 7.7 | 47.3 | 30.0 ± 7.8 | 29.6 |
Normal sperm morphology | 75.6 ± 6.9 | 76.4 | 59.8 ± 9.6 | 57.2 |
Proximal droplets | 4.2 ± 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 ± 3.4 | 4.7 |
Distal droplets | 5.5 ± 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 ± 2.8 | 4.9 |
Acrosome reacted spermatozoa | 12.3 ± 4.5 | 11.5 | 27.2 ± 7.7 | 25.9 |
Capacitated spermatozoa | 4.1 ± 2.7 | 3.5 | 15.3 ± 4.7 | 15.0 |
Impaired tail membrane integrity | 14.4 ± 3.8 | 14.7 | 36.6 ± 9.8 | 34.9 |
Membrane potential | ||||
Live spermatozoa | 67.3 ± 7.0 | 66.9 | 39.1 ± 9.4 | 40.2 |
Dead spermatozoa | 25.1 ± 6.7 | 25.6 | 47.1 ± 9.9 | 44.9 |
Apoptotic spermatozoa | 7.6 ± 4.6 | 6.8 | 13.8 ± 3.5 | 13.5 |
Decreased mitochondrial potential | 4.8 ± 7.6 | 3.4 | 26.1 ± 25.9 | 21.1 |
Intact DNA | 90.8 ± 6.6 | 93.3 | 82.9 ± 6.9 | 83.8 |