Table 3. Values (± SE) of the shape descriptors parameters 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 | Form factor | Roundness | Aspect ratio | Effective diameter | Distortion | Circular degree | Circularityratio | Thin degree | Compactaspect rate | Elongation | Roughness | Degree of circularity |
NS | 0.71±0.01a | 0.49±0.01 | 1.65±0.03 | 7.67±0.41 | 0.71±0.02 | 2.05±0.01 | 0.72±0.01a | 1.65±0.03 | 0.70±0.01 | 17.50±0.02a | 1.39±0.01a | 0.85±0.01a |
SXY | 0.72±0.01b | 0.49±0.02 | 1.59±0.06 | 7.69±0.13 | 0.73±0.01 | 2.03±0.08 | 0.73±0.01b | 1.59±0.06 | 0.70±0.01 | 17.30±0.30b | 1.37±0.02b | 0.86±0.01b |
SX | 0.73±0.01 | 0.50±0.01 | 1.64±0.09 | 7.88±0.60 | 0.73±0.04 | 2.02±0.03 | 0.73±0.01 | 1.63±0.09 | 0.70±0.01 | 17.23±0.07 | 1.37±0.01 | 0.85±0.01 |
SY | 0.73±0.01 | 0.50±0.01 | 1.56±0.06 | 7.87±0.42 | 0.73±0.02 | 2.01±0.04 | 0.73±0.01 | 1.56±0.06 | 0.70±0.01 | 17.24±0.21 | 1.37±0.01 | 0.85±0.01 |
Within each column, differences between NS and SXY groups (P≤0.05).
Values are an average of at least 400 sperm for each group.