Table 2.
Effect of plasma exposure at different potentials on chicken sperm quality.
| Exposure potential kV) | 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 |
| 11.7 | 2.78 ± 0.07 | 85.11 ± 0.56 | 45.42 ± 2.23** | 35.23 ± 1.27 | 97.67 ± 0.24 | 89.33 ± 4.99 |
| 16.4 | 2.78 ± 0.02 | 77.33 ± 3.44** | 35.92 ± 1.06 | 32.47 ± 1.30 | 87.67 ± 0.85** | 78.67 ± 3.77 |
| 22.0 | 2.77 ± 0.07 | 71.65 ± 2.81** | 31.55 ± 1.72** | 32.05 ± 2.23 | 52.83 ± 1.84** | 40.00 ± 3.27** |
| 27.6 | 2.77 ± 0.02 | 65.84 ± 2.19** | 24.38 ± 1.20** | 30.43 ± 2.63* | 38.83 ± 1.03** | 14.67 ± 1.89** |
Plasma exposure time was 20 s. 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.