Table 4.
Effects of different extenders with different times to storage on the percentages of fertility and hatchability after artificial insemination using semen diluted with 1.0% AV gel compared to the control group.
| Time to Storage (h) | Treatments | SEM | p-Values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 1.0% | Treatments 1 | Time to Storage 2 | Interaction | ||
| No. of eggs | 459 | 474 | ||||
| Fertility | ||||||
| T24 | 78.53 bx | 83.36 ax | 3.75 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.2316 |
| T48 | 74.67 by | 77.64 ay | ||||
| T72 | 65.29 bz | 69.05 az | ||||
| Hatchability | ||||||
| T24 | 64.31 bx | 72.33 ax | 1.86 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.0560 |
| T48 | 61.58 by | 68.84 ay | ||||
| T72 | 55.21 bz | 59.26 az | ||||
1. For treatment effects, means within a row with superscript letters a and b indicate significant differences (p < 0.05). 2. For time-to-storage effects, means within a column with superscript x, y, and z indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).