Table 3.
Means and standard errors (±) for semen parameters of Jabbali and Sahrawi goat breeds.
| Parameters | Jabbali | Sahrawi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con | T1 | T2 | Con | T1 | T2 | |
| Volume (mL) | 0.37 ± 0.01 b | 0.59 ± 0.02 a | 0.52 ± 0.03 a | 0.41 ± 0.02 c | 0.64 ± 0.03 b | 0.79 ± 0.04 a |
| PH | 7.66 ± 0.06 a | 7.44 ± 0.07 a,b | 7.63 ± 0.07 b | 7.40 ± 0.06 | 7.26 ± 0.07 | 7.37 ± 0.07 |
| Mass activity (1–4) | 2.52 ± 0.14 a,b | 2.83 ± 0.17 a | 2.14 ± 0.15 b | 2.88 ± 0.17 | 3.05 ± 0.14 | 3.14 ± 0.16 |
| Concentration (106sperm/mL) | 455.06 ± 118.43 | 704.41 ± 144.48 | 522.03 ± 146.50 | 925.09 ± 130.82 b | 1313.11 ± 147.91 a,b | 1490.74 ± 169.59 a |
| Total sperm/ejaculate (×106) | 182.06 ± 51.95 | 416.47 ± 80.70 | 330.40 ± 98.06 | 406.84 ± 68.40 c | 945.55 ± 130.13 b | 1320.17 ± 181.28 a |
| Sperm viability (live vs. dead %) | 29.26 ± 3.92 | 38.02 ± 5.07 | 25.03 ± 4.33 | 53.51 ± 4.61 | 56.08 ± 4.17 | 59.62 ± 4.50 |
| Abnormal spermatozoa (%) | 30.91 ± 1.90 a | 23.37 ± 1.94 b | 19.57 ± 1.83 b | 25.13 ± 1.68 a | 15.61 ± 1.22 b | 13.48 ± 1.14 b |
Means in the same row with different superscript letters (a,b,c) differ significantly from each other at p ≤ 0.05.