Table 2.
Sperm quality parameters (mean ± S.E.M.) measured in freshly collected turkey semen (N = 8).
| MOT.% | MOT. PROG. % |
VCL (µm/s) |
VSL (µm/s) |
VAP (µm/s) |
LIN (%) |
STR (%) |
Membrane Integrity (%) |
Osmotic Resistance (%) | DNA Integrity (%) |
Sperm Concentration × 109 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.1 ± 1.6 | 24.3 ± 3.4 | 59.7 ± 4.1 | 27.3 ± 2.2 | 40.3 ± 2.7 | 35.7 ± 1.9 | 59.2 ± 2.8 | 83.8 ± 1.3 | 67.5 ± 1.5 | 98.7 ± 0.2 | 8.9 ± 0.4 |
MOT: total motility; MOT PROG: progressive motility; VCL: curvilinear velocity; VSL: straight-line velocity; VAP: average path velocity; LIN: linearity; STR: straightness.