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Table 1 Male fertility parameters of high- and low-litter size spermatozoa

From: Heat shock protein family D member 1 in boar spermatozoa is strongly related to the litter size of inseminated sows

Parameter

High-litter size group

Low-litter size group

Litter size

 

13.15 ± 0.39*

11.50 ± 0.10

Motility and motion kinematics

MOT, %

84.13 ± 2.21

90.7 ± 0.68

HYP, %

13.28 ± 0.55

15.66 ± 2.15

VCL, μm/s

141.05 ± 10.69

149.68 ± 4.73

VSL, μm/s

66.29 ± 17.43

71.02 ± 1.01

VAP, μm/s

76.33 ± 13.51

83.23 ± 1.39

LIN, %

45.73 ± 8.27

47.49 ± 0.91

BCF, Hz

11.93 ± 0.44

11.49 ± 0.27

WOB, %

53.34 ± 5.18

55.67 ± 0.27

ALH, μm/s

6.37 ± 0.62

6.64 ± 0.13

Capacitation status

AR, %

0.22 ± 0.22

1.28 ± 0.51

F, %

91.48 ± 1.02

91.51 ± 3.4

B, %

8.28 ± 1.07

7.2 ± 3.39

  1. MOT motility, HYP hyperactivated motility, VCL curvilinear velocity, VSL straight-line velocity, VAP average path velocity, BCF beat cross frequency, LIN linearity, WOB wobble, ALH amplitude of lateral head displacement. AR, acrosome-reacted spermatozoa; F, non-capacitated spermatozoa; B, capacitated spermatozoa; *P < 0.05