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. 2012 Jun;93(3):172–178. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2012.00814.x

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.