Table 2.
Mean number of spermatozoa in the oviductal segments of Beagle bitches 2 and 4 days after ovulation and vaginal insemination of one billion progressively motile spermatozoa
| |
Two days after ovulation (n = 6) |
Four days after ovulation (n = 7) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left | Right | Total | Left | Right | Total | |
| Utero-tubal junction | ||||||
| Mean ± SD |
5.0 ±6.3 |
313.2 ±614.9 |
318.2 ±614.8 |
4.0 ±8.5 |
12.0 ±20.4 |
16.0 ± 19.8 |
| Range |
0-14 |
0-1558 |
0-1561 |
0-23 |
0-51 |
0-51 |
| Caudal oviduct | ||||||
| Mean ± SD |
2.0 ±3.6 |
0.0 |
2.0 ±3.6 |
0.6 ±1.1 |
0.7 ±1.5 |
1.3 ±2.0 |
| Range |
0-9 |
0 |
0-9 |
0-3 |
0-4 |
0-5 |
| Mid oviduct | ||||||
| Mean ± SD |
0.2 ±0.4 |
0.2 ±0.4 |
0.3 ±0.5 |
0.4 ±1.1 |
1.7 ±2.9 |
2.1 ±2.8 |
| Range |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-3 |
0-8 |
0-8 |
| Infundibulum | ||||||
| Mean ± SD |
0.7 ±0.8 |
0.3 ±0.8 |
1.0 ±1.3 |
0.0 |
0.1 ±0.4 |
0.1 ±0.4 |
| Range | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
In both oviducts collected from a bitch day 2 after ovulation no spermatozoa were found (see also Table 1, bitch no. 5).