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. 2014 Feb 25;9(2):e88861. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088861

Table 1. Captive western, gray wolf semen analysis results at time of collection.

Collection Date Wolf ID (Date of birth) Collection Method Percent motile sperm Sperm Vigor* Volume (ml) Comments
16 Jan 2012 486 M 90 4 4.5
(19 May 2011)
487 M 50 4 4
(19 May 2011)
18 Jan 2012 487 M 60 3 0.6
494 EE 75 4 5.3 Some sperm
(19 May 2011) agglutination
24 Jan 2013 480 EE 75 3–4 4.4 Some blood
(26 Apr 2008) contamination
486 EE 75 4–5 13
487 EE 80 4 4.5 Some sperm
agglutination
494 EE 75 4 5
25 Jan 2013 497 EE 60 4 4 Slight blood
(8 Apr 2010) contamination
499 EE 50 1 3 Urine
(29 Apr 2011) contamination
500 EE 60 4 4 Sperm
(29 Apr 2011) agglutination
501 EE 30 4 5 Urine
(29 Apr 2011) contamination

*Vigor: 1 = slight side-to-side motion, no forward progress; 3 = rapid side-to-side, forward progress in spurts; 4 = slow, steady, forward progress; 5 = rapid, steady, forward progress.