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Table 3 Clinical and seminal characteristics of the 218 rams

From: Contagious epididymitis due to Brucella ovis: relationship between sexual function, serology and bacterial shedding in semen

Parameter

Mean

SD

Median

Min.

Max.

Age (years)

3.3

1.7

3

1

9

BCS*

2.4

0.7

2.3

1.5

3.8

SC (cm)**

36.4

3.6

34

26

46

Number of spermatozoa/ejaculate (x109)

1.9

1.8

1.3

0.004

8.9

Individual motility (%)

48.9

29.9

57.5

0

90

Normal spermatozoa (%)

70.8

22.5

78.7

2.6

98.5

Clinical score

Seminal score

Poor

Fair

Good

Total

Poor

23

21

12

56

Fair

31

36

38

105

Good

12

14

31

57

Total

66

71

81

218

  1. *BCS : body condition score; **SC : scrotal circumference