TABLE 1.
Pairwise comparisons of total motility, sperm membrane integrity and acrosome integrity in different extenders at different incubation times
| Time | Total motility | Sperm membrane integrity | Acrosome integrity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEY | L2 | L4 | TEY | L2 | L4 | TEY | L2 | L4 | |
| 0 | 56.6 ± 6.7Aa | 22.0 ± 3.3Ab | 26.1 ± 4.3Ab | 45.0 ± 4.7Aa | 17.1 ± 3.2b | 21.2 ± 3.4Ab | 85.6 ± 3.1A | 66.2 ± 6.8A | 67.9 ± 5.9A |
| 2 | 33.6 ± 5.9Ba | 6.1 ± 1.3Ab | 6.8 ± 0.6Bb | 29.4 ± 3.9Ba | 8.8 ± 1.0b | 9.8 ± 2.0ABb | 60.3 ± 5.4B | 43.6 ± 7.0A | 38.0 ± 6.7B |
| 4 | 15.9 ± 5.3Ca | 6.5 ± 1.9Aa | 3.8 ± 1.0Ba | 22.6 ± 4.9Ba | 8.4 ± 1.7b | 8.2 ± 1.7Bb | 47.2 ± 6.9B | 37.6 ± 7.8A | 24.9 ± 5.4B |
Means ± SE. N = 8 dogs.
ABSignificant differences within column for each parameter.
abSignificant differences within row for each parameter (p < 0.05).