Table 2.
Semen characteristics (n = 134 stallions and 1012 ejaculates) for different breeds before freezing and after thawing (mean ± SD).
| Pre-Freeze | Post-Thaw | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breed | Volume (mL) |
Concentration (mio/mL) |
Total Sperm Count (× 109) |
Total Motility (%) | Progressive Motility (%) |
Membrane Integrity (%) | Total Motility (%) | Progressive Motility (%) |
Membrane Integrity (%) |
| Warmblood | 41 ± 27 | 322 ± 182 | 10.3 ± 4.6 | 83 ± 12 | 61 ± 18 | 85 ± 10 | 60 ± 15 | 43 ± 16 | 53 ± 12 |
| Quarter Horse | 29 ± 21 | 240 ± 117 | 5.8 ± 2.9 | 83 ± 9 | 61 ± 15 | 84 ± 8 | 59 ± 16 | 41 ± 17 | 51 ± 13 |
| Arab | 33 ± 20 | 337 ± 238 | 8.2 ± 3.5 | 86 ± 9 | 70 ± 16 | 85 ± 11 | 61 ± 15 | 47 ± 18 | 50 ± 15 |
| Icelandic | 35 ± 18 | 242 ± 97 | 8.0 ± 4.7 | 79 ± 12 | 56 ± 17 | 82 ± 9 | 47 ± 16 | 29 ± 14 | 41 ± 12 |
| Lipizzaner | 51 ± 24 | 227 ± 153 | 10.0 ± 4.8 | 88 ± 7 | 68 ± 15 | 87 ± 5 | 59 ± 16 | 42 ± 13 | 45 ± 12 |