Table 1.
Effect of plasma exposure for different durations on chicken sperm quality.
| Exposure duration (s) | Sperm count ×109/ml |
Sperm viability (%) | Sperm motility (%) | Acrosome integrity (%) | DNA integrity (%) | Total fertility (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2.77 ± 0.05 | 85.21 ± 2.09 | 36.84 ± 1.35 | 35.35 ± 0.20 | 98.00 ± 0.41 | 84.00 ± 3.27 |
| 10 | 2.79 ± 0.01 | 85.06 ± 1.01 | 42.17 ± 1.85** | 35.13 ± 2.63 | 97.17 ± 0.62 | 88.00 ± 3.27 |
| 20 | 2.78 ± 0.07 | 85.11 ± 0.56 | 45.42 ± 2.23** | 35.23 ± 1.27 | 97.67 ± 0.24 | 89.33 ± 4.99 |
| 40 | 2.76 ± 0.08 | 84.16 ± 2.54 | 42.36 ± 1.75** | 34.14 ± 1.93 | 97.00 ± 0.41 | 85.33 ± 1.89 |
| 60 | 2.77 ± 0.03 | 76.26 ± 2.89** | 30.67 ± 1.19** | 30.95 ± 1.86* | 82.00 ± 0.82** | 70.67 ± 4.99** |
| 80 | 2.77 ± 0.06 | 66.23 ± 1.43** | 25.58 ± 0.97** | 27.44 ± 0.94** | 66.33 ± 0.85** | 54.67 ± 3.77** |
Plasma exposure intensity was 11.7 kV. Values are expressed as the mean ± standard error (n = 10) of three replicates; n represents an individual cock. Within a column: *p < 0.05 versus control; **p < 0.01 versus control, according to one-way ANOVA and LSD test.