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. 2016 Nov 11;11(1):55–62. doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2016.4721

Table 1.

Semen concentration and motility (means ± SE) after post-thaw and selected sperm


Motility frequencies (%)
Bulls (n) Concentration(×106)/Straw Total motility Progressive Non progressive Immotile

Post-thaw 1 (2) 25.71 ± 2.29 38.69 ± 5.46 29.57 ± 3.63 9.12 ± 1.83 61.31 ± 5.45
2 (2) 24.13 ± 2.63 43.10 ± 6.20 31.10 ± 4.47 12.00 ± 1.73 56.90 ± 6.20
3 (2) 22.37 ± 0.32 39.38 ± 1.55 30.51 ± 1.59 8.87 ± 0.04 60.62 ± 1.55
4 (2) 30.79 ± 1.21 45.42 ± 1.37 35.82 ± 1.66 9.60 ± 0.28 54.49 ± 1.28
P values 0.160 0.682 0.367 0.321 0.475
Selected sperm 1 (2) 8.44 ± 1.35 53.34 ± 1.49 40.57 ± 1.03 12.77 ± 0.46 46.66 ± 1.49
2 (2) 9.88 ± 0.74 77.57 ± 0.29 63.36 ± 2.14 14.24 ± 1.85 22.40 ± 0.28
3 (2) 6.68 ± 0.39 72.85 ± 2.07 58.93 ± 2.27 13.92 ± 0.20 27.15 ± 2.07
4 (2) 5.86 ± 0.15 62.73 ± 1.67 52.68 ± 3.26 10.05 ± 1.600 37.53 ± 1.41
P values 0.104 0.083 0.139 0.160 0.083

n; Number of straws from one freezing batch.