Table 3.
Effect of BOL on sperm characteristics of male rabbits
| Parameters | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ejaculate volume (V, ml) | Motility (M, %) | Sperm count (C, ×106/ml) | Sperm abnormality (Ab, %) | |||||||||
| Groups | V1 | V2 | V3 | M1 | M2 | M3 | C1 | C2 | C3 | Ab1 | Ab2 | Ab3 |
| A | 0.55 ± 0.05a | 0.53 ± 0.1a | 0.54 ± 0.1a | 96.8 ± 2.4a | 98.3 ± 2.4a | 96.8 ± 2.4a | 572 ± 302a | 774 ± 442a | 615 ± 175a | 8.8 ± 1.0a | 9.0 ± 0.8a | 9.0 ± 0.8a |
| B | 0.54 ± 0.29a | 0.52 ± 0.1a | 0.33 ± 0.1b | 98.3 ± 2.4a | 75 ± 20.4a | 73.3 ± 18.4ab | 523 ± 120a | 588 ± 305a | 466 ± 183a | 8.0 ± 1.4a | 9.0 ± 2.9a | 10.3 ± 1.7a |
| C | 0.53 ± 0.05a | 0.43 ± 0.1a | 0.25 ± 0.1b | 98.3 ± 2.4a | 66.8 ± 31.2a | 65 ± 29.4b | 552 ± 163a | 365 ± 158a | 45.8 ± 14.1b | 8.3 ± 1.3a | 9.0 ± 1.6a | 10.0 ± 2.2a |
All values are expressed as mean ± SE. Values with different letters on the same row are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 (anova) with Duncan’s multiple range test. A = control, B = 4.4 mg/kg bwt BOL treated, C = 8.8 mg/kg bwt BOL treated.