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. 2022 Jan 18;11(2):154. doi: 10.3390/biology11020154

Table 1.

Semen characteristics of the sperm-rich and viscous, low sperm fractions collected in Experiment 1 and 2, from southern white rhinoceros bulls (n = 9) via electroejaculation. Data is mean ± SEM. Columns which differ in superscript indicate significant differences between means (p < 0.05).

Parameter Ejaculate Fraction
Sperm-Rich Viscous, Low Sperm
Number of ejaculate fractions collected 10 11
Volume (ml) 2.6 ± 0.58 a 15.1 ± 2.4 b
Concentration (×106 spermatozoa/mL) 863.3 ± 116.99 a 236.0 ± 46.61 b
Total sperm number per ejaculate (×109 spermatozoa) 2.7 ± 0.93 3.4 ± 0.71