Table 2.
Effect of the different zinc sources on semen quality of heat stressed V-line buck rabbits.
| Parameters | Zinc sources | SEM | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Zn-Met | ZnO-NPs | Zn–S | |||
| Semen volume (ml) | 0.36b | 0.41ab | 0.44ab | 0.48a | 0.015 | 0.042 |
| Semen pH | 7.10 | 7.17 | 6.95 | 7.40 | 0.093 | 0.464 |
| Mass motility (1–3) | 1.38 | 1.50 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 0.044 | 0.584 |
| Individual motility (%) | 87.99 | 89.23 | 88.53 | 89.63 | 0.577 | 0.769 |
| Sperm concentration (*106/ml) | 157.90b | 170.88ab | 173.60a | 177.90a | 2.209 | 0.010 |
| Sperm viability (%) | 71.63b | 73.69a | 73.35a | 73.21a | 0.287 | 0.049 |
| Fructose (mg/dl) | 213.03c | 224.54ab | 229.54a | 221.12bc | 1.712 | 0.001 |
Means in row with different superscript letters (a-c) are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05).
Zn-Met = zinc methionine; ZnO-NPs = zinc oxide nanoparticales; Zn-S = zinc sulphate.