Table 1.
Spearman correlations within each breed between different sperm assessment variables in frozen–thawed samples of Quail Castellana and Red Villafranquina.
| Sperm variables | TUNEL (+) (%) | Progressive motile sperm (%) | Total motile sperm (%) | VCL (μm/s) | VAP (μm/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VF control | |||||
| Viability | - | 0.64∗∗ | 0.73∗∗∗ | - | - |
| QC control | |||||
| Viability | - | 0.54∗ | - | - | - |
| VF valine | |||||
| Viability | −0.64∗∗ | - | - | - | - |
| TUNEL (+) | - | −0.58∗∗ | −0.57∗∗ | −0.49∗ | −0.50∗ |
∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001.
Abbreviations: QC, Quail Castellana; TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling; VAP, average path velocity; VCL, curvilinear velocity; VF, Red Villafranquina.