Table 3 Morphological abnormalities of sperm cells from all peacock bucks (n = 5) of all collected ejaculates (n = 20) presented by arithmetic mean (x̄), standard deviation (SD), minimum and maximum (range). This was a single evaluation made at 3 min after collection
From: Effect of temperature and time after collection on buck sperm quality
Parameters | Temperature (°C) | x̄ ± SD | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
Head defects | 20 | 0.17 ± 0.33 | 0–1 |
37 | 0.25 ± 0.30 | 0–1 | |
Tail defects | 20 | 1.45 ± 2.50 | 0–11 |
37 | 1.20 ± 2.3 | 0–10.5 | |
Loose Heads | 20 | 1.07 ± 1.61 | 0–5 |
37 | 0.97 ± 1.15 | 0–4.5 | |
Cytoplasmic droplets | 20 | 0.10 ± 0.26 | 0–1 |
37 | 0.25 ± 0.11 | 0–0.5 | |
Total | 20 | 2.80 ± 3.45 | 0–15 |
37 | 2.45 ± 2.83 | 0–13 |