Table 2. Percentage (± SE) of two- and three-dimensional measurements of the non-sexed (NS), pool of the sorted for X and Y (SXY), X-bearing sperm (SX) and Y-bearing bovine sperm (SY).
Groups | Measures of structural characteristics | ||||
Two dimensional | Three dimensional | ||||
Perimeter (µm) | Area including hole (µm2) | Surface area (µm2) | Volume (µm3) | ||
NS | 28.4±1.55 | 46.4±5.0 | 46.9±4.97 | 13.7±1.44 | |
SXY | 28.3±0.65 | 46.5±5.4 | 47.1±1.66 | 13.2±0.65 | |
SX | 29.9±2.25 | 49.0±7.7 | 49.6±7.68 | 14.4±1.71 | |
SY | 28.9±1.59 | 48.9±5.3 | 49.4±5.32 | 14.9±2.68 |
Values are an average of at least 400 sperm for each group. There was no difference between groups (P>0.05).