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. 2023 Aug 10;13:12987. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-39928-3

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.