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. 2021 Jul 19;8:703101. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.703101

Table 3.

In vitro sperm quality parameters assessed on frozen-thawed semen doses by CASA and FCM of 10 Holstein bulls based on fertility ranking in the CG and HQS fraction (LSM ± SEM).

Fraction CG HQS Fraction
HF LF HF LF
Parameters LSM SEM LSM SEM LSM SEM LSM SEM
MOT TOT 83.27a 4.00 63.02b 4.00 83.96 4.66 78.04 4.66
PROG 54.49a 3.07 43.80b 3.07 52.35 4.12 52.64 4.12
VSL 54.01 3.31 52.57 3.31 60.77 6.29 64.83 6.29
VCL 90.19 4.49 82.33 4.49 111.95 6.49 112.60 6.49
VAP 64.34 3.45 59.53 3.45 75.18 6.46 76.78 6.46
LIN 59.76 2.58 64.36 2.58 53.28 3.74 57.23 3.74
STR 83.73a 1.38 88.09b 1.30 79.51 1.97 84.11 1.97
WOB 71.16 2.13 72.85 2.13 66.27 3.13 67.73 3.13
ALH 2.96 0.14 2.73 0.14 3.69 0.18 3.65 0.18
BCF 9.85 0.38 10.25 0.38 8.48a 0.34 9.58b 0.34
VIAB 48.73 4.26 40.07 4.26 66.89 2.97 62.42 3.14
VIA 28.12 2.66 22.08 2.66 36.82 4.04 42.11 4.27
VDA 1.88 0.25 2.04 0.25 1.54 0.17 1.70 0.18
ALPHA-T 0.4097a 0.0016 0.4150b 0.0016 0.4025a 0.0020 0.4119b 0.0020
ATSD 0.0093 0.0009 0.0112 0.0009 0.0113 0.0006 0.0124 0.0006
%DFI 1.3337 0.3215 1.8830 0.3215 0.7327 0.2314 1.1106 0.2314
%HG 1.5775 0.2210 2.1160 0.2210 2.0627 0.1672 2.0502 0.1672

MOT TOT, total motility; PROG, cells progressive motility; VSL, straight-line velocity; VCL, curvilinear velocity; VAP, average path velocity; LIN, linear coefficient; STR, straightness coefficient; WOB, wobble coefficient; ALH, amplitude of lateral head displacement, BCF, beat cross-frequency; VIAB, viable sperm; VIA, viable with intact acrosome; VDA, viable with disrupted acrosome; ALPHA-T, red/(red + green) fluorescence intensity; ATSD, Alpha-T standard deviation; %DFI, fragmented DNA sperm; %HG, high green fluorescence sperm.

a,b

values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05.