. 2017 Jun 18;79(8):1359–1365. doi: 10.1292/jvms.17-0012

Table 3. Mean values of kinetic parameters of sperm in each bull and the order of ejaculation.

Bull	Ejaculation order	Replicates	% of motile sperm	VSL (µm/sec)	VCL (µm/sec)	VAP (µm/sec)	ALH (µm)	BCF (Hz)	LIN (%)
A	1st	6	91.8 ± 3.6	117.7 ± 16.9	310.9 ± 27.9	147.0 ± 17.6	5.1 ± 0.2	15.6 ± 2.1	35.6 ± 3.4
	2nd	6	92.1 ± 3.7	104.1 ± 22.9	261.7 ± 58.3	125.4 ± 27.5	4.0 ± 1.0	17.4 ± 1.6	36.0 ± 2.5

	Total	12	92.0 ± 3.5	110.9 ± 21.2^a)	286.3 ± 51.9^a)	136.2 ± 25.5^a)	4.5 ± 0.9^a)	16.5 ± 2.1	35.8 ± 3.0

B	1st	6	90.9 ± 5.9	91.7 ± 23.8	250.1 ± 63.6	117.5 ± 29.7	4.2 ± 1.1	15.7 ± 2.2	34.2 ± 2.1
	2nd	6	88.1 ± 9.9	95.5 ± 20.3	243.4 ± 42.9	120.2 ± 22.4	3.9 ± 0.7	16.9 ± 2.6	34.6 ± 5.0

	Total	12	89.5 ± 7.9	93.6 ± 22.2^a,b)	246.8 ± 54.3^a,b)	118.8 ± 26.3^a,b)	4.0 ± 0.9^a,b)	16.3 ± 2.5	34.4 ± 3.8

C	1st	6	91.4 ± 5.2	107.0 ± 11.3	286.5 ± 28.5	134.2 ± 12.2	4.7 ± 0.5	16.0 ± 1.2	33.9 ± 1.4
	2nd	6	92.0 ± 6.4	103.9 ± 9.7	282.8 ± 36.5	135.0 ± 14.3	4.3 ± 0.8	18.0 ± 1.5	33.6 ± 1.2

	Total	12	91.7 ± 5.5	105.4 ± 10.6^a,b)	284.6 ± 32.8^a)	134.6 ± 13.3^a)	4.5 ± 0.7^a)	17.0 ± 1.7	33.8 ± 1.3

D	1st	6	86.6 ± 6.7	93.9 ± 2.1	232.4 ± 18.8	114.3 ± 4.5	3.8 ± 0.2	16.6 ± 1.4	35.9 ± 2.1
	2nd	6	87.8 ± 5.4	75.0 ± 21.0	197.5 ± 42.6	96.6 ± 19.5	3.2 ± 0.8	17.5 ± 1.6	32.5 ± 4.5

	Total	12	87.2 ± 5.9	84.5 ± 17.6^b)	214.9 ± 37.2^b)	105.4 ± 16.7^b)	3.5 ± 0.6^b)	17.0 ± 1.6	34.2 ± 3.9

Average	1st	24	90.0 ± 6.4	101.0 ± 16.8	281.3 ± 46.7	131.2 ± 21.4	4.7 ± 0.8*	15.4 ± 2.2	33.2 ± 3.7
	2nd	24	90.5 ± 6.6	95.2 ± 20.2	255.7 ± 52.3	121.4 ± 22.6	4.1 ± 0.9	17.0 ± 2.8*	33.5 ± 4.0

Values are the mean ± standard deviation. a,b) Superscripts indicate significant differences between bulls (P<0.05). *The asterisk indicates a significant difference between ejaculation orders (P<0.05).