Table 2.
Comparison of quality parameters of boar and giant panda sperm before and after cryopreservation.
| Sperm Quality Parameters | Boar | Giant Panda | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh | Post-Thawed | Fresh | Post-Thawed | ||
| Motility (%) | 92.00 ± 2.12 | 41.80 ± 1.78 | 71.70 ± 6.00 | 56.10 ± 3.90 | |
| Viability (%) | 94.03 ± 0.68 | 45.19 ± 3.15 | 72.05 ± 6.00 | 63.00 ± 7.00 | |
| Acrosome integrity (%) | 79.37 ± 1.43 | 56.26 ± 2.15 | 93.00 ± 1.70 | 81.70 ± 4.70 | |
| Sperm head | Length (µm) | 8.12 ± 0.13 | 8.01 ± 0.12 | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 4.7 ± 0.2 |
| Width (µm) | 4.07 ± 0.05 | 3.98 ± 0.04 | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | |
| Area (μm2) | 28.48 ± 0.26 | 27.28 ± 0.46 | 14.3 ± 1.4 | 14.7 ± 0.9 | |
| Perimeter length (µm) | 22.37 ± 0.16 | 21.69 ± 0.21 | 14.1 ± 0.8 | 14.2 ± 0.4 | |