Table 2.
Effects of dietary Roundup exposure on sperm parameters in fresh rooster semen.
| Sperm Parameters |
Days | CT | SEM | RU | SEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAP (μm/s) | Day 0 | 60.3 | ±3.2 | 60.7 | ±2.3 |
| Day 5 | 74.4 | ±1.0 | 66.5 * | ±3.3 | |
| Day 13 | 61.2 | ±2.3 | 56.8 | ±2.2 | |
| Day 25 | 71.8 | ±4.1 | 61.6 * | ±2.2 | |
| Day 50 | 65.9 | ±3.6 | 64.6 | ±1.0 | |
| VSL (μm/s) | Day 0 | 39.4 | ±3.5 | 40.5 | ±2.2 |
| Day 5 | 55.1 | ±1.3 | 46.6 * | ±3.4 | |
| Day 13 | 40.5 | ±1.6 | 34.1 * | ±2.4 | |
| Day 25 | 51.7 | ±3.3 | 39.7 *** | ±2.1 | |
| Day 50 | 44.6 | ±4.1 | 43.0 | ±1.1 | |
| VCL (μm/s) | Day 0 | 133.5 | ±3.0 | 136.8 | ±4.0 |
| Day 5 | 140.9 | ±1.8 | 136.7 | ±3.9 | |
| Day 13 | 133.0 | ±3.1 | 125.6 | ±2.5 | |
| Day 25 | 142.4 | ±3.4 | 131.8 * | ±2.9 | |
| Day 50 | 129.5 | ±5.7 | 129.3 | ±0.9 | |
| Progressive motility (%) | Day 0 | 15.6 | ±3.4 | 11.8 | ±2.4 |
| Day 5 | 35.3 | ±2.3 | 15.4 ** | ±4.5 | |
| Day 13 | 12.2 | ±1.8 | 3.9 ** | ±0.8 | |
| Day 25 | 24.9 | ±3.5 | 9.6 * | ±3.4 | |
| Day 50 | 14.3 | ±3.5 | 12.1 | ±3.0 | |
| Speed (μm/s) | Day 0 | 43.1 | ±6.2 | 31.3 | ±5.0 |
| Day 5 | 63.7 | ±2.6 | 33.9 *** | ±6.6 | |
| Day 13 | 31.0 | ±2.9 | 15.3 *** | ±2.1 | |
| Day 25 | 52.4 | ±4.2 | 26.9 * | ±7.2 | |
| Day 50 | 32.1 | ±4.0 | 30.3 | ±4.5 |
Average path velocity (VAP); straight-line velocity (VSL); curvilinear velocity (VCL); percentage of progressive motility and speed. Data are represented as mean ± SEM. Stars (*) correspond to the unpaired t-test (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.01).