Table 2.
Pearson’s correlation coefficient of defective head, defective midpiece, defective tail, motility, fertility, and hatchability of fresh spermatozoa in four Korean native chicken breeds
| Variables | HDD | MPD | TLD | MOT | F | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDD | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| MPD | −0.742* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| TLD | −0.308 | −0.410 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MOT | 0.152 | 0.267 | −0.587* | 1 | - | - |
| F | 0.251 | 0.180 | −0.597* | 0.525* | 1 | - |
| H | 0.120 | 0.200 | −0.448 | 0.301 | 0.750* | 1 |
HDD, defective head; MPD, defective midpiece; TLD, defective tail; MOT, motility; F, fertility; H, hatchability.
Tail abnormalities showed strong negative correlation with motility, fertility, and hatchability.
*
p<0.05.