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. 2016 Dec 31;63(2):143–148. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2016-107

Table 2. Bull sperm migration in columns with temperature gradients (34–42ºC).

Temp. (ºC) Low temp
High temp
No. sperm % No. sperm %
38 276.9 ± 36.4 45.2 335.7 ± 27.7 54.8

34–36 318.2 ± 39.5 46.9 360.3 ± 33.2 53.1
36–38 286.5 ± 35.7 44.5 357.2 ± 30.4 55.5
38–40 276.5 ± 26.3 37.5 461.7 ± 31.8 62.5 *
40–42 284.2 ± 34.2 44.3 357.1± 35.6 55.7

36–37 256.1 ± 30.7 45.9 301.4 ± 33.2 54.1
37–38 286.1 ± 37.3 45.6 341.7 ± 31.5 54.4
38–39 294.1 ± 25.3 40.3 435.3 ± 31.2 59.7 *
39–40 297.3 ± 28.5 46.1 347.1 ± 30.1 53.9
40–41 268.41 ± 33.5 43.9 342.6 ± 29.5 56.1

Each value represents the mean ± SEM of sperm from 3–5 experiments. * The number of sperm was significantly different between low and high temperature of the same temperature gradient (P < 0.05).