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Table 3.

Correlation coefficient (r) values for metabolic rate versus sperm quality in domestic cats and cheetahs.^*

Parameter	Overall	Normospermic cat	Teratospermic cat	Cheetah
No. of males	28	3	3	22
No. of ejaculates	56	15	19	22
Pyruvate uptake (nmol/10⁶sperm per hour)
Sperm motility index	0.44^b	0.44^a	0.50^b	NS
Intact acrosomes (%)	0.43^b	0.41^a	0.52^b	NS
Structurally-normal spermatozoa (% )	NS	NS	NS	NS
Lactate production (nmol/10⁶sperm per hour)
Sperm motility index	0.45^b	0.37^a	0.50^b	0.67^b
Intact acrosomes (%)	0.42^b	0.34^a	0.51^b	0.62^b
Structurally-normal spermatozoa (% )	0.50^b	NS	NS	NS

NS, not significant (P > 0.05).

^{^a}

P < 0.05

^{^b}

P < 0.001.