. 2017 Jun 20;10(6):672–678. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2017.672-678

Table-2.

Effect of different concentrations of SL and VCO in Tris-based extender on bull’s post-chilled sperm parameters after 24, 72, and 144 h (Mean±SEM).

Treatments	Parameters

VCO% SL%	Time of chilling (h)	Motility%	Morphology%	Viability%	Membrane integrity %	Acrosome integrity%
C−	24	11.25±2.83^d	98.54±0.45	10.00±2.76^d	8.50±1.90^c	61.17±1.62^c
TA	24	76.08±1.80^b	97.75±0.55	72.42±1.86^b	69.75±1.43^ab	86.79±1.14^a
TB	24	81.00±1.58^ab	98.00±0.42	76.00±1.70^ab	72.08±1.45^a	86.46±1.71^a
TC	24	83.58±1.70^a	97.46±0.54	79.75±1.38^a	74.13±1.66^a	86.67±1.45^a
TD	24	82.42±1.09^a	97.77±0.38	77.88±1.10^a	72.42±0.98^a	87.75±1.33^a
C+	24	68.92±1.70^c	98.25±0.33	67.04±1.61^c	65.83±1.23^b	77.92±0.98^b
C−	72	10.25±2.84^c	98.33±0.36	7.71±2.27^c	6.67±2.29^c	63.88±2.58^b
TA	72	58.67±2.58^b	98.29±0.42	56.50±2.32^b	54.83±2.54^b	73.25±1.82^a
TB	72	63.50±3.18^ab	98.17±0.33	59.29±2.42^ab	58.71±2.73^ab	77.50±1.76^a
TC	72	69.25±2.38^a	97.96±0.38	64.83±2.03^a	62.29±2.14^a	75.50±1.99^a
TD	72	62.75±2.58^ab	98.29±0.33	58.58±1.86^ab	59.13±2.24^ab	74.46±1.49^a
C+	72	62.67±2.00^ab	98.33±0.28	60.46±1.41^ab	59.67±1.68^ab	72.00±1.39^a
C−	144	1.42±0.67^d	98.71±0.40	1.79±0.62^c	1.42±0.38^c	58.08±1.25^c
TA	144	31.83±1.66^abc	98.25±0.51	27.42±0.97^ab	27.04±1.47^ab	64.71±1.37^a
TB	144	33.67±1.69^ab	98.38±0.32	27.59±1.39^ab	28.46±1.57^ab	63.92±1.48^ab
TC	144	36.50±1.72^a	98.33±0.31	30.42±2.18^a	31.08±1.57^a	63.00±1.20^ab
TD	144	31.00±1.91^bc	98.21±0.29	26.67±1.84^ab	27.00±1.96^ab	60.08±1.20^bc
C+	144	28.67±1.72^c	98.75±0.31	24.75±1.59^b	25.00±1.77^b	60.92±1.92^abc
p value	Treatments	0.0001	0.3840	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
	Time	0.0001	0.1095	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
	Treatments*Time	0.0001	0.9949	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001

^a,b,c,d

Values with different superscripts within column at the same time show a significant difference at p<0.05. VCO=Virgin coconut oil, SL=Soybean lecithin, C−=0% SL with 2% VCO in Tris-based extender, TA=1% SL with 2% VCO in Tris-based extender, TB=1.25% SL with 2% VCO in Tris-based extender, TC=1.5% SL with 2% VCO in Tris-based extender, TD=1.75% SL with 2% VCO in Tris-based extender, C+=20% egg yolk in Tris-based extender, SEM=Standard error of mean