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Table 8.

Male reproductive parameters at different rearing systems with respect to season.

Parameter	Rearing system			Season		SEM	P Value
Parameter	EXT	SI	INT	WIN	SUM	SEM	RS	S	RS×S
Dartos muscle extension (cm)	14.51^c	12.38^b	10.72^a	10.72	14.35	0.12	<0.001	0.041	0.032
Scrotum sweating rate (g/m²/h)	601.50^c	521.42^b	311.0^a	349.34	606.6	8.64	<0.001	<0.001	0.025
Sperm count (×10⁹spermatozoa)	3.21^a	3.42^ab	3.75^b	3.47	3.44	0.07	0.004	0.823	0.931
Progressive sperm motility (%)	69.83^a	74.83^b	75.33^b	73.61	73.06	0.74	0.003	0.676	0.993
Plasma membrane integrity (%)	62.42^a	66.58^b	67.92^b	66.00	65.28	0.62	<0.001	0.484	0.988
Minor abnormalities (%)	3.98^b	3.26^b	3.08^a	3.41	3.47	0.09	<0.001	0.597	0.994
Major abnormalities (%)	3.74^b	3.49^b	2.99^a	3.32	3.49	0.09	0.002	0.284	0.895
Total abnormalities (%)	7.72^c	6.75^b	6.06^a	6.72	6.97	0.15	<0.001	0.230	0.903

^abc Rows bearing different superscripts differ significantly.

Ext - Extensive, SI – Semi intensive, I – Intensive, SEM – Standard error of mean, T – Time of recording, RS – Rearing system, S – Season, P Val – P values.