Table 5.
Metabolite profile of Poitou jackass seminal plasma.
| Parameters |
Jackass 1
(J1) |
Jackass 2
(J2) |
Range (J1 + J2) | Gupta et al. (18) | Talluri et al. (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | 95% Confidence interval | Mean ± SD a | Mean ± SD a | |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.1–0.3 | 16.3 ± 5.6 | 0.6 ± 0.2 |
| Total protein (g/L) | 32.7 ± 4.7 | 23.3 ± 4.3 | 28.0 ± 6.5 | 24.3–31.7 | 50.4 ± 6.0 | 40.3 ± 9.0 |
| Globulins (g/L) | 32.0 ± 3.9 | 23.3 ± 4.3 | 27.3 ± 6.3 | 23.8–30.8 | 28.1 ± 4.0 | – |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 7.0 ± 0.7 | 6.6 ± 0.7 | 6.2–7.0 | 6.2 ± 4.1 | – |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.0–0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 1.4 ± 0.6 |
| Number of donkeys | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| Number of ejaculates | 12 | 12 | 12 | 150 | 60 | |
| Donkey age (years) | 3 | 6 | 3–6 | – | – | |
| Donkey weight (kg) | 380 | 450 | 380–450 | – | – | |
a
Values of standard error of the mean were transformed to standard deviation.