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. 2016 Jul 25;53(3):223–232. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0150162

Table 1. Individual differences in Muscovy drake sperm quality detected by microscopy or flow cytometry (n=6) (results expressed as the mean±SD).

Cage no.	%
		Eosin-nigrosin staining		Flow cytometry
	Sperm motility	Sperm viability	Normal morphology	Plasma membrane integrity	Mitochondrial function
107	71±10^a	56.3±10.5^abc	74.4±9.2^ab	54.2±9.6^ab	60.3±12.8
108	68±11^ab	66.6±12.4^ab	30.1±23.2^c	58.2±9.0^a	65.5±9.9
109	50±12^b	45.2±24.4^bc	68.2±33.1^ab	55.4±14.1^ab	55.9±15.9
112	66±15^ab	46.7±25.8^abc	80.4±8.1^a	58.1±11.2^a	60.5±16.7
113	73±20^a	71.1±0.8^a	52.9±17.3^bc	64.8±5.3^a	68.0±2.7
114	50±24^b	40.5±18.3^c	51.5±22.4^bc	41.9±15.6^b	51.9±9.4
117	81±11^a	58.9±16.4^abc	51.5±22.9^bc	52.2±7.1^ab	58.9±10.1

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The means in a column with no common superscript differ significantly: P<0.05.