Table 2.
Semen | Repetitions (n) | The incubated eggs | The fertile eggs | The hatched eggs | Fertility (%) | Hatchability (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMA pellet | 9 | 72 | 47 | 39 | 65.27 ± 19.59A | 82.97 ± 10.86b |
DMA straw | 9 | 67 | 52 | 48 | 77.61 ± 05.05B | 92.30 ± 07.57a |
Fresh semen | 9 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 94.38 ± 06.83C | 95.23 ± 09.60a |
A-C a,bIn the same column, different capital letters mean significant difference (P < 0.01), different lowercase letters mean significant difference (P < 0.05), and the same letters mean no significant differences (P > 0.05).