Table 1.
The effect of time (hours) on the motility characteristics of turkey semen (mean ± SEM) preserved in a liquid state at 4 °C with or without (C) the addition of ZnNPs and MnNPs.
| Time (h) | Sample | TMOT [%] |
PMOT [%] |
VAP [µm/s] |
VSL [µm/s] |
VCL [µm/s] |
ALH [µm] |
BCF [Hz] |
STR [%] |
LIN [%} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Zn25 | 32% ± 6% | 27% ± 4% | 72.41 ± 0.89 | 59.39 ± 1.21 | 112.94 ± 2.47 | 3.91 ± 0.23 | 18.67 ± 1.58 | 81% ± 1% | 57% ± 2% |
| Zn50 | 35% ± 6% | 31% ± 4% | 73.41 ± 0.70 | 62.64 ± 1.34 | 111.56 ± 3.07 | 3.86 ± 0.19 | 20.39 ± 1.56 | 84% ± 2% | 60% ± 2% | |
| Mn25 | 44% ± 6% | 31% ± 4% | 73.40 ± 0.89 | 59.12 ± 2.09 | 116.17 ± 2.69 | 3.73 ± 0.24 | 20.83 ± 1.24 | 80% ± 2% | 56% ± 2% | |
| Mn50 | 43% ± 6% | 31% ± 4% | 72.91 ± 1.19 | 59.59 ± 1.57 | 113.61 ± 3.60 | 3.76 ± 0.20 | 21.99 ± 1.52 | 82% ± 2% | 56% ± 4% | |
| C | 47% ± 5% | 31% ± 3% | 73.62 ± 0.86 | 61.90 ± 1.64 | 113.85 ± 2.36 | 3.94 ± 0.14 | 18.35 ± 1.28 | 83% ± 1% | 63% ± 2% | |
| 24 | Zn25 | 20% ± 5% | 14% ± 3% | 48.70 ± 8.39 b | 41.98 ± 7.31 c | 71.87 ± 12.46 b | 2.67 ± 0.41 b | 12.77 ± 2.42 c | 57% ± 10% c | 42% ± 7% c |
| Zn50 | 20% ± 5% | 17% ± 4% | 52.94 ± 8.56 b | 47.90 ± 7.82 b | 76.61 ± 12.64 b | 2.54 ± 0.45 b | 12.46 ± 2.71 c | 63% ± 10% b | 46% ± 8% b | |
| Mn25 | 35% ± 5% | 22% ± 3% | 75.09 ± 1.49 a | 63.31 ± 1.94 a | 112.40 ± 2.88 a | 3.74 ± 0.17 a | 20.49 ± 1.48 a | 84% ± 2% a | 61% ± 2% a | |
| Mn50 | 36% ± 6% | 23% ± 4% | 72.50 ± 0.92 a | 60.41 ± 1.08 a | 111.71 ± 2.91 a | 4.19 ± 0.26 a | 18.09 ± 1.34 b | 83% ± 1% a | 58% ± 2% a | |
| C | 38% ± 6% | 25% ± 3% | 73.68 ± 0.72 a | 61.57 ± 1.27 a | 111.33 ± 2.83 a | 3.71 ± 0.16 a | 18.23 ± 1.35 b | 83% ± 2% a | 60% ± 2% a | |
| 48 | Zn25 | 16% ± 5% b | 12% ± 3% b | 43.27 ± 9.51 b | 37.62 ± 8.37 b | 63.70 ± 14.11 b | 2.22 ± 0.50 b | 11.44 ± 2.76 b | 52% ± 11% b | 37% ± 8% b |
| Zn50 | 10% ± 3% b | 8% ± 3% b | 27.18 ± 9.11 c | 24.07 ± 8.10 c | 38.02 ± 12.73 c | 1.24 ± 0.42 c | 6.56 ± 2.35 b | 33% ± 11% c | 24% ± 8% b | |
| Mn25 | 41% ± 6% a | 30% ± 4% a | 74.93 ± 1.23 a | 64.80 ± 1.65 a | 110.42 ± 2.33 a | 3.57 ± 0.16 a | 18.15 ± 1.28 a | 86% ± 1% a | 63% ± 2% a | |
| Mn50 | 42% ± 6% a | 29% ± 4% a | 73.61 ± 0.77 a | 61.68 ± 1.07 a | 108.19 ± 2.63 a | 3.52 ± 0.12 a | 19.11 ± 1.10 a | 83% ± 1% a | 61% ± 2% a | |
| C | 44% ± 4% a | 31% ± 3% a | 74.59 ± 1.31 a | 64.55 ± 2.15 a | 106.98 ± 1.97 a | 3.41 ± 0.14 a | 17.35 ± 1.44 a | 86% ± 2% a | 64% ± 2% a |
* Different letters (a, b, c) indicate statistically significant differences at p ≤ 0.05.