Table 2 Effect of breeding (BS) and non-breeding seasons (NBS) on tomcats sperm quality parameters (n = 18 in each group). Results are expressed as mean ± SD.
From: Effect of season on the dynamics of cat sperm DNA fragmentation
Sperm parameters | Season | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
BS | NBS | ||
Plasma membrane integrity (%) | 60.33 ± 4.44 a | 54.78 ± 5.72 b | 0.003 |
Acrosomal integrity (%) | 83.23 ± 2.66 | 81.44 ± 2.36 | 0.062 |
Concentration (106 spz/ml) | 77.35 ± 17.05 | 75.28 ± 10.95 | 0.779 |
Abnormal sperm (%) | 22.05 ± 3.42 b | 27.06 ± 2.21 a | < 0.001 |
Head defects (%) | 4.95 ± 1.39 b | 10.22 ± 2.62 a | < 0.001 |
Mid-pieces defects (%) | 6.33 ± 1.53 | 5.28 ± 1.32 | 0.064 |
Tails defects (%) | 5.28 ± 1.65 | 5.50 ± 1.57 | 0.727 |
Cytoplasmic droplets (%) | 5.28 ± 1.84 | 6.34 ± 1.97 | 0.088 |