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. 2023 Mar 22;11:e15094. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15094

Table 2. Quantitative SEM analysis of sperm cell morphological characteristics across the 3 months of the third reproductive season (mean ± SD).

Normal sperm
%
Head defect
%
Tail defect
%
Cytoplasmic droplets
%
Multiple
%
March 79.3 ± 3.8 8.4 ± 1.2 3.9 ± 1.5 2.5 ± 0.3 5.9 ± 1.2
April 82.3 ± 2.1 7.7 ± 0.8 3.2 ± 0.9 1.8 ± 0.1 5.0 ± 1.0
May 80.0 ± 1.0 8.2 ± 1.1 3.6 ± 1.0 2.4 ± 0.2 5.8 ± 1.1
Total 80.5 ± 3.5 8.1 ± 1.0 3.6 ± 0.5 2.2 ± 0.2 5.6 ± 0.3