Table 2. Characteristics of sperm motility in the fresh semen collected individually from capercaillie and further subjected to freezing (means ± SD).
| Male’s number | No of obtained ejaculates | Motile sperm [%] | Motility parameters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCL [µm s-1] | VSL [µm s-1] | VAP [µm s-1] | LIN [%] | ALH [µm] | |||
| 51 | 12 | 82.0 ab ±6.8 | 79.1 c ±8.5 | 33.6 b ±9.3 | 52.4 c ±9.7 | 53.5 a ±7.8 | 4.8 ab ±1.4 |
| 58 | 9 | 81.3 ab ±5.8 | 89.5 abc ±23.2 | 40.9 a ±7.5 | 57.2 bc ±7.4 | 47.7 ab ±2.9 | 3.9 b ±0.6 |
| 9 | 8 | 85.6 a ±5.5 | 95.0 a ±23.2 | 30.6 b ±4.4 | 54.4 c ±10.0 | 34.4 d ±9.4 | 4.9 a ±1.3 |
| 49 | 11 | 85.5 a ±6.9 | 100.6 a ±11.4 | 41.1 a ±8.8 | 65.0 a ±5.3 | 41.9 bc ±12.5 | 4.5 ab ±1.1 |
| 67 | 8 | 85.7 a ±5.3 | 91.6 ab ±13.6 | 31.3 b ±7.3 | 55.5 c ±7.1 | 33.3 d ±5.0 | 4.4 ab ±0.9 |
| 72 | 12 | 76.0 b ±7.0 | 81.7 bc ±5.3 | 33.8 b ±6.2 | 53.0 c ±3.9 | 42.7 b ±8.7 | 4.0 b ±0.6 |
| 79 | 9 | 79.4 ab ±10.2 | 100.6 a ±7.1 | 35.3 ab ±4,6 | 61.9 ab ±3.8 | 35.2 cd ±9.0 | 5.3 a ±0.8 |
| Total/ Average | 69 | 82.2±7.2 | 91.1±14.6 | 35.3±7.7 | 57.2±7.9 | 41.6±10.5 | 4.5±1.0 |
VCL curvilinear velocity; VSL—straight-line velocity; VAP—path velocity; LIN—linearity; ALH—amplitude of lateral head displacement;
a,b,c,d—means in columns followed by different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05).