Table 1.
The effect of different concentrations of soybean lecithin (SL) on post-thawed rooster sperm motion parameters (n = 20 roosters and n = 95 ejaculate).
| Variables (Unit) | SL Concentration % in Primary Extender 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| MOT (%) | 42.80 ± 1.41 b | 45.50 ± 0.52 b | 47.30 ± 0. 40 a | 31.30 ± 1. 40 c | 28.43 ± 0.35 c |
| PMOT (%) | 38.67 ± 1.09 b | 42.14 ± 1.15 a | 44.94 ± 2.06 a | 30.77 ± 1.63 c | 26.50 ± 0.93 d |
| VAP (µm/sec) | 37.23 ± 0.68 b | 38.51 ± 0.87 b | 41.19 ± 0.49 a | 29.88 ± 0.99 c | 25.31 ± 0.35 d |
| VSL (µm/sec) | 19.51 ± 1.29 b | 24.59 ± 1.44 a | 22.60 ± 1.61 ab | 13.79 ± 1.67 c | 12.52 ± 2.98 c |
| VCL (µm/sec) | 55.92 ± 1.31 b | 61.86 ± 1.02 a | 59.54 ± 0.47 ab | 46.09 ± 0.61 c | 48.26 ± 3.20 c |
| ALH (µm) | 4.43 ± 0.41 | 4.10 ± 0.12 | 4.38 ± 0.27 | 4.13 ± 0.10 | 4.22 ± 0.32 |
| LIN (%) | 23.70 ± 0.46 b | 27.83 ± 2.17 a | 29.00 ± 2.15 a | 22.14 ± 1.07 b | 21.08 ± 2.97 b |
| STR (%) | 56.48 ± 2.89 b | 61.27 ± 1.83 a | 64.20 ± 1.42 a | 45.46 ± 1.75 c | 44.38 ± 1.07 c |
| WOB (%) | 52.73 ± 2.02 | 50.23 ± 1.10 | 52.84 ± 1.85 | 50.38 ± 3.42 | 55.84 ± 3.72 |
| BCF (Hz) | 15.40 ± 0.28 c | 14.94 ± 0.23 c | 18.19 ± 0.69 b | 19.04 ± 0.82 a | 15.13 ± 0.92 c |
1 Values with different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).