Table 5. Incidences of pregnancy and mean number of implants per female mated with SAL treated males.
Groups &Treatment (mg/kg/day) | Pregnant females | Male fertility index (%) | Average No of Implants/ female (mean ± S.E.M) |
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Total | Live | Dead | |||
Group V (Control) | 16/20 | 80 | 8.69 ± 0.29 | 8.38 ± 0.16 | 0.30 ± 0.13 |
Group VI (1mg/kg) | 6/20 | 30 | 6.88 ± 3.08** | 3.38 ± 1.74*** | 3.50 ± 1.34** |
Group VII (3mg/kg) | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group VIII(5mg/kg) | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: **, and *** Indicate significant difference as compared to control at (p<0.01), and (p<0.001) respectively.