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Table-3.

Breed wise variation of bacterial load in cow bull semen.

Breed	Number of bulls	Number of ejaculates tested	CFU/ml (mean±SEM)

			Fresh semen	Frozen semen
Sahiwal	13	52	2.36×10⁴±2604^ab	9.61×10²±138^a
Gir	8	32	2.34×10⁴±2161^ab	1.09×10³±240^a
Tharparkar	9	36	1.75×10⁴±3975^a	6.11×10²±172^a
Red sindhi	8	32	1.90×10⁴±5042^a	6.56×10²±226^a
Jersey	7	28	4.07×10⁴±13927^b	1.92×10³±178^b
HF cross	7	28	2.42×10⁴±3023^ab	1.10×10³±224^a

Note: Values with different superscript in a column differ significantly, SEM=Standard error of mean, HF=Holstein Friesian, CFU=Colony forming unit