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. 2020 Aug 14;99(11):6139–6146. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.088

Table 5.

Subclustering distribution of sperm kinematic parameters in respective of fertilizing capacity of from Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn roosters at 55 wk of age.

Breed Cluster Sperm kinematic parameters (centroids)
Fertility (%)
VCL VAP ALH VSL STR LIN WOB BCF
RIR Cluster1 55.10 38.96 16.14 25.72 0.68 0.46 0.81 0.78 86.64
Cluster2 63.66 45.31 18.83 26.41 0.58 0.41 0.85 0.77 91.84
Cluster3 60.48 42.90 18.08 23.45 0.55 0.38 0.87 0.81 89.01
WL Cluster1 55.15 38.83 16.34 25.98 0.66 0.47 0.91 0.80 82.89
Cluster2 52.77 37.75 15.22 22.73 0.60 0.43 0.88 0.83 62.18
Cluster3 65.48 47.14 19.45 26.69 0.56 0.40 0.89 0.79 94.90

Abbreviations: ALH, amplitude lateral head displacement; BCF, beat cross frequency; LIN, linearity; RIR, Rhode Island Red; STR, straightness; VAP, average path velocity; VCL, curvilinear velocity; VSL, straight line velocity; WL, White Leghorn; WOB, wobble.