Table 3. Sperm motility and viability of Red Cornish broiler breeders of different ages fed on vitamin E- or Sesupplemented diets.
| Group1 | Motility (%) | Viability (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 wk | 53 wk | 63 wk | SD2 | 49 wk | 53 wk | 63 wk | SD2 | |
| C | 57.7±2.2 | 55.7±4.2 | 42.6±3.3 | 8.1 | 59.7±6.7 | 56.6±5.4 | 44.0±6.6 | 6.6 |
| 1 | 60.6±3.2 | 58.1±5.2 | 40.0±5.0 | 17.3 | 74.0±8.5 | 57.9±6.9 | 49.0±8.9 | 12.8 |
| 2 | 76.3±6.2* | 63.6±4.2* | 42.0±5.5 | 13.0 | 77.3±3.0* | 66.6±6.3 | 40.5±6.5 | 19.0 |
| 3 | 68.2±4.1* | 64.7±7.7* | 58.0±7.4* | 5.0 | 67.7±4.3* | 66.6±8.4* | 57.0±7.6 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 67.3±3.3* | 73.8±6.7* | 52.0±7.4* | 10.8 | 83.0±3.8** | 74.3±10.3** | 52.1±8.5* | 10.5 |
| 5 | 69.0±2.4 | 70.0±6.2 | 52.8±4.4 | 5.9 | 83.2±4.0 | 71.2±8.3 | 60.0±6.0 | 11.5 |
1
C, control group; 1–5, experimental groups. Birds from groups 1 and 2 received dietary Se at 0.3 and 0.5 mg/kg, respectively; birds from groups 3 and 4 received dietary vitamin E at 50 and 200 IU/kg, respectively; and birds from group 5 received dietary 200 IU/kg vitamin E and 0.5 mg/kg Se.
2
SD, standard deviation
Values are the mean±standard error of mean; n=5 for each mean. Significance compared with group C: * P<0.05; ** P<0.01.